Re: [MBZ] I like the logic

2014-04-16 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Don't know could be seen to be sexist or degrading towards women. Hendrik who tries to be a SNAG but usually fails On 16/04/14 10:47, Meade Dillon wrote: Good one Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Apr 15, 2014 8:40 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: http://seriouslyforreal.com/funny/man-beer/

Re: [MBZ] W124 AC Evaporator Leaking on utube

2014-04-16 Thread Hendrik and Fay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPAAo9Mia6M lalala I think it is advised to disconnect the air bag control unit before messing with the steering wheel? Hendrik who is not into Asian techno On 16/04/14 13:55, Craig wrote: On Wed, 16 Apr 2014 00:02:10 -0400 LarryT l02tur...@comcast.net wrote:

[MBZ] Achtung Panzer

2014-04-16 Thread Hendrik and Fay
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Mercedes-560SEL-Guard-Werksgepanzertfahrzeug-B6-1-Hand-117-630km-TOP-/111323568264?pt=Automobilehash=item19eb66d888nma=truesi=u8OF8JchUsDf3CNHvAG93fu2Iqc%253Dorig_cvip=truert=nc_trksid=p2047675.l2557 just the thing for those dodgy neigbourhoods. Hendrik whose Merc is not

Re: [MBZ] W124 AC Evaporator Leaking

2014-04-16 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Ummnh why, the receiver drier is not changed that often and is not that expensive. Hendrik who might put old oil filters in the washing machine On 16/04/14 11:37, Scott Ritchey wrote: I tried that once (back in the 70s) but was never happy with the result. -Original Message- From:

Re: [MBZ] FW: Jungle Priest

2014-04-16 Thread arche...@embarqmail.com
*Subject:* Jungle Priest A Priest was about to finish his tour of duty, and was leaving his Mission in the jungle where he has spent years teaching the natives when he realizes that the one thing he never taught them was how to speak English. So he takes the chief for a walk in the forest. He

Re: [MBZ] W124 AC Evaporator Leaking on utube

2014-04-16 Thread WILTON
I didn't hafta mess with the steering wheel at all other than run the column fully extended and leave top of the spoke in horizontal position. Wilton - Original Message - From: Hendrik and Fay heni...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, April

Re: [MBZ] Bounced out

2014-04-16 Thread Tim Crone
On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 7:46 PM, Meade Dillon dillonm...@gmail.com wrote: Ok, I give up. BellSouth doesn't like Okiebenz and vice versa. I didn't know anyone liked BellSouth. I'm pretty sure they don't like me, at least based on my DSL throughput. Best, -Tim former GTE area former BellSouth

[MBZ] ULSD

2014-04-16 Thread rogerhga
Max, It may also be that you have a newer car and replaced all the o-rings. Since the ULSD came out, I've replaced the fuel return lines on both of my old 617s. Nothing else was a problem, but the return lines just started to seep fuel. Once replaced with newer lines/material, they have been

Re: [MBZ] W124 AC Evaporator Leaking on utube

2014-04-16 Thread Craig
On Wed, 16 Apr 2014 08:26:43 -0400 WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: I didn't hafta mess with the steering wheel at all other than run the column fully extended and leave top of the spoke in horizontal position. Not all W124s have an extending steering wheel column. Craig

Re: [MBZ] W124 AC Evaporator Leaking on utube

2014-04-16 Thread Craig
On Wed, 16 Apr 2014 17:06:21 +0930 Hendrik and Fay heni...@gmail.com wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPAAo9Mia6M Thank you, Hendrik. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

Re: [MBZ] W124 AC Evaporator Leaking on utube

2014-04-16 Thread LarryT
Is there a fuse that can be pulled or would it be better to locate the Air Bag Control relay? I guess it's hard to know without studying the wiring diagram... Thanks for the suggestion - safety 1st... LarryT On 4/16/2014 3:36 AM, Hendrik and Fay wrote:

Re: [MBZ] W124 AC Evaporator Leaking

2014-04-16 Thread LarryT
sorry - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPAAo9Mia6M Larry On 4/16/2014 12:25 AM, Craig wrote: On Wed, 16 Apr 2014 00:02:10 -0400 LarryT l02tur...@comcast.net wrote: Pretty interesting video - if I can learn to work his fast I can charge admission! Yes, I know. But WHERE IS IT??? Craig

Re: [MBZ] W124 AC Evaporator Leaking

2014-04-16 Thread Craig
On Wed, 16 Apr 2014 10:11:31 -0400 LarryT l02tur...@comcast.net wrote: sorry - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPAAo9Mia6M Thank you, Larry. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

Re: [MBZ] W124 AC Evaporator Leaking on utube

2014-04-16 Thread LarryT
Thanks - my 300D does have an extendable steering wheel - actually the switch is bad and I plan to replace that as well when the dash is apart - but I think I will err on the side of safety and pull the fuse or relay for the air bag and then I'll know - or be pretty sure it won't go off

[MBZ] Hits all the list points

2014-04-16 Thread Rich Thomas
Mercedes cars and cats http://jalopnik.com/a-completely-real-mercedes-benz-press-release-about-cat-1563741379 --R (doubly on-topic) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

[MBZ] Somewhat OT

2014-04-16 Thread Rich Thomas
Only Mercedes content, no cats http://jalopnik.com/the-mercedes-benz-amg-gt-this-is-it-on-the-inside-1563739016 --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] I like the logic

2014-04-16 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
Supercillious Nasty Arrogant Gigolo? On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 3:32 AM, Hendrik and Fay heni...@gmail.com wrote: Don't know could be seen to be sexist or degrading towards women. Hendrik who tries to be a SNAG but usually fails On 16/04/14 10:47, Meade Dillon wrote: Good one Max

Re: [MBZ] W124 AC Evaporator Leaking on utube

2014-04-16 Thread WILTON
True, of course; merely stating what I did. Wilton - Original Message - From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2014 9:59 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] W124 AC Evaporator Leaking on utube On Wed, 16 Apr 2014 08:26:43

[MBZ] 124 evapectomy

2014-04-16 Thread WILTON
WILTON'S 124 EVAPECTOMY OF JUNE '08 - MINOR STICKING POINTS SOME TIPS PREPARATION/PLANNING: I spent at least two weeks preparing and planning for the operation. I obtained the MB service CD's, divided the job into manageable sections such as, speakers, glove box, duct registers/vents,

Re: [MBZ] W124 AC Evaporator Leaking

2014-04-16 Thread LarryT
sorry -- i see others beat me to it - when it rains it pours ;-) Larry On 4/16/2014 10:14 AM, Craig wrote: On Wed, 16 Apr 2014 10:11:31 -0400 LarryT l02tur...@comcast.net wrote: sorry - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPAAo9Mia6M Thank you, Larry. Craig

Re: [MBZ] 124 evapectomy

2014-04-16 Thread Craig
On Wed, 16 Apr 2014 11:14:17 -0400 WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: WILTON'S 124 EVAPECTOMY OF JUNE '08 - MINOR STICKING POINTS SOME TIPS Thank you, Wilton! The easiest course was to just post it to the list ... Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] ULSD

2014-04-16 Thread Curt Raymond
Return lines are a wear item, they don't last forever. I had to replace them on my cars before ULSD came out and I haven't seen any rise in the incidence of them needing to be replaced since. I think the change to ULSD was much ado about nothing, I didn't notice any change in how my car ran or

Re: [MBZ] W124 AC Evaporator Leaking on utube

2014-04-16 Thread Curt Raymond
I'd guess that one of the early steps in the project should be to remove the negative pole off the battery which should do you. I've had the airbag out of my Jetta several times when troubleshooting some issues. I'm always vry careful putting it back. I make sure I'm grounded, get it in

Re: [MBZ] Achtung Panzer

2014-04-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Hendrik and Fay wrote: http://www.ebay.de/itm/Mercedes-560SEL-Guard-Werksgepanzertfahrzeug-B6-1-Hand-117-630km-TOP-/111323568264?pt=Automobilehash=item19eb66d888nma=truesi=u8OF8JchUsDf3CNHvAG93fu2Iqc%253Dorig_cvip=truert=nc_trksid=p2047675.l2557 just the thing for those dodgy neigbourhoods.

[MBZ] OT Succesful episode of cat training

2014-04-16 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
I slept uninterrupted through the early dawn hours! I fed him dry food late last night, which apparently kept him from getting morning craving. I do think I am not feeding him enough but the vet says he is still obese. Will look into low cal holisticdry food, of which there is a profusion of

Re: [MBZ] 124 evapectomy

2014-04-16 Thread WILTON
Yep. Wilt - Original Message - From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2014 11:33 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 124 evapectomy On Wed, 16 Apr 2014 11:14:17 -0400 WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: WILTON'S 124

Re: [MBZ] Cat Litter Compost

2014-04-16 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
OK, I cannot stress enough that these were 100 percent INDOOR cats not exposed to any of those concerns. Besides, no one is or was pregnant who came into contact with anything that I grew. On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 2:46 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: Theres a lot of CYA in

Re: [MBZ] Cat Food

2014-04-16 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
So what's a nutritious and tasty natural cat food that won't cost me an arm and a leg? It has to pass my critical palate test or I won't share it with my cat. On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 10:52 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: IIRC it was Hurst that got me on to looking at ratings for

Re: [MBZ] PARTS!!!!

2014-04-16 Thread clay
Parts is not Parts, and The Chowda King, in his sexiness provides the good parts. #1 boy had gathered his pennies and Dr. Fatty procured needed parts for front brakes on the early w140. It involved South Africans, Rands, Gold, and NOS parts. Much intense considerations. Boy is supposedly

Re: [MBZ] PARTS!!!!

2014-04-16 Thread Gary Hurst
you can't get that stuff at AZ. you gotta know lunatics to get it, like guys who put in a 5 figure stock order with a dealer in south africa 10 years ago On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 2:57 PM, clay redgh...@comcast.net wrote: Parts is not Parts, and The Chowda King, in his sexiness provides the

Re: [MBZ] Achtung Panzer

2014-04-16 Thread Dan Penoff
I missed out on it by a day. He sold it to a woman in his office. Just as well, it probably wouldn't have for in my garage. Dan On Apr 16, 2014, at 12:30 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Hendrik and Fay wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Cat Litter Compost

2014-04-16 Thread Curt Raymond
I know and I'm mostly on your side except: 1. You go outside and track dirt/etc into the house which can carry pathogens that can be transmitted to your cats. Also insects, mice and the like get into your house which your cats can then ingest. 2. How can you possibly be sure no one who is

[MBZ] Interesting MB connection

2014-04-16 Thread Curt Raymond
Looked up brake pads for the Jetta today and noticed that the Textar pads are recommended for the W211 MBs as well as the A3 Jetta. I haven't decided on what to get for pads yet. Dr. Fatty has Akebono cheaper than the Textars from my VW people. The VW place I've been using has PowerStop

Re: [MBZ] Achtung Panzer

2014-04-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Dan Penoff wrote: I missed out on it by a day. He sold it to a woman in his office. Who, last I knew, was still madly in love with it. Maybe after she has her first $2k maintenance appointment. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] PARTS!!!!

2014-04-16 Thread Rich Thomas
I think the pads I have bought in the past have had the rattle thingies and pins in the box. Is this a Fatty fail or a FLAPS fail? --R On 4/16/14 2:57 PM, clay wrote: we are headed to the PnP to source a few missing pins for the anti rattle clips and some other small bits.

Re: [MBZ] ULSD

2014-04-16 Thread rogerhga
Return lines are a wear item, they don't last forever. I had to replace them on my cars before ULSD came out and I haven't seen any rise in the incidence of them needing to be replaced since. I think the change to ULSD was much ado about nothing, I didn't notice any change in how my car ran

[MBZ] OT Bentley

2014-04-16 Thread Frederick Moir
Hi, All. Just an observation. Pulled up to the deli in Marblehead last night, right next to a new Bentley. After looking at it for a while I was left with the impression that it was the result of an unholy tryst between a Chrysler 300 and a Crown Vic. This is not to say that this scion of British

[MBZ] New Truck

2014-04-16 Thread Randy Bennell
I think it was Curt who mentioned a desire for a new truck recently. I have to say that I am happy with my 2013 F150 Supercrew that I got last fall. However, there are a couple of minor issues and I mention them only because I find it surprising that Ford did not do better. I normally expect

Re: [MBZ] OT Succesful episode of cat training

2014-04-16 Thread Craig
On Wed, 16 Apr 2014 12:48:10 -0400 Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: I slept uninterrupted through the early dawn hours! I fed him dry food late last night, which apparently kept him from getting morning craving. I do think I am not feeding him enough but the vet says he is

Re: [MBZ] Cat Food

2014-04-16 Thread Craig
On Wed, 16 Apr 2014 14:52:35 -0400 Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: So what's a nutritious and tasty natural cat food that won't cost me an arm and a leg? It has to pass my critical palate test or I won't share it with my cat. Is that like mothers opening jars of baby food in

Re: [MBZ] Cat Food

2014-04-16 Thread dseretakis
How about some real fish. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 16, 2014, at 2:52 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: So what's a nutritious and tasty natural cat food that won't cost me an arm and a leg? It has to pass my critical palate test or I won't share it with my cat. On

Re: [MBZ] Cat Food

2014-04-16 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
You thought I was serious?? On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 6:21 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: On Wed, 16 Apr 2014 14:52:35 -0400 Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: So what's a nutritious and tasty natural cat food that won't cost me an arm and a leg? It has to pass my

Re: [MBZ] W124 Evaporator And Vacuum Pod Replacement

2014-04-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Larry wrote: I have attached 2 pages from the EPC MB Program showing a diagram of the pods and a list of the pods needed. On Pelican website they are approx. $220 for all 6. I haven't checked BuyEuroParts yet, but I plan to before I place the order. If anyone has a good alternative

Re: [MBZ] Cat Food

2014-04-16 Thread arche...@embarqmail.com
Don't try to change your story now. Cats are far more descriminating than people about what they eat, so cat food is much higher quality and people can crave it and get addicted. You probably haven't heard about the man who got addicted and stayed out all night chasing pussy cats and yowling

Re: [MBZ] Cat Food

2014-04-16 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
Thanks for the warning. This may explain my recent bizarre dreams... On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 9:23 PM, arche...@embarqmail.com arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: Don't try to change your story now. Cats are far more descriminating than people about what they eat, so cat food is much higher

Re: [MBZ] Why U no Turnz?!

2014-04-16 Thread clay
Do not think that I did not contemplate that, but the dang steering rudder is locked, so I could only go in a wobbly-ish line clay On Apr 14, 2014, at 11:46 AM, Randy Bennell wrote: On 14/04/2014 1:40 PM, clay wrote: I wanted to get Frosch moved to give her a good lathering up and scrubbing

Re: [MBZ] PARTS!!!!

2014-04-16 Thread clay
pads producer did not include pins, not the fault of supplier On Apr 16, 2014, at 12:39 PM, Rich Thomas wrote: I think the pads I have bought in the past have had the rattle thingies and pins in the box. Is this a Fatty fail or a FLAPS fail? --R On 4/16/14 2:57 PM, clay wrote: we

Re: [MBZ] PARTS!!!!

2014-04-16 Thread Tim Crone
On Apr 12, 2014 11:28 AM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: I need a winder motor for the driver's door too. I think you quoted me on that at one point, was sort spendy. Is the motor for the 123 the same? I have an extra for my '77 from the time the regulator broke.

Re: [MBZ] PARTS!!!!

2014-04-16 Thread Gary Hurst
you don['t get pins and rattle thingies with pads. at best you get a sensor On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 3:39 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: I think the pads I have bought in the past have had the rattle thingies and pins in the box. Is this a Fatty fail or a FLAPS

Re: [MBZ] PARTS!!!!

2014-04-16 Thread Peter Frederick
I've never gotten (in 16 years) anything but pads in the box. If you want pins and springs, you have to order them. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] PARTS!!!!

2014-04-16 Thread Dan Penoff
I've never gotten new pins or anti rattle springs with any MB pads I have ever bought. Pins and springs are separate parts and not considered consumables. Dan Sent from my iPad On Apr 16, 2014, at 10:23 PM, clay redgh...@comcast.net wrote: pads producer did not include pins, not the fault

Re: [MBZ] Interesting MB connection

2014-04-16 Thread Gary Hurst
fatty sez: cheap out on crappy chinese brakes and you will be sad On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 3:29 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: Looked up brake pads for the Jetta today and noticed that the Textar pads are recommended for the W211 MBs as well as the A3 Jetta. I haven't decided

Re: [MBZ] Interesting MB connection

2014-04-16 Thread dseretakis
Tell me about it. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 17, 2014, at 12:08 AM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: fatty sez: cheap out on crappy chinese brakes and you will be sad On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 3:29 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: Looked up brake pads for the Jetta