Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
I think this has to be the case too. I think I'd open the block drain (in the
spring, the weather is terrible right now) and see if any chunks came out...
-Curt
Was the random overheating ever resolved?
Mitch (of the failing memory age group)
Mountain Man via Mercedes wrote:
Kaleb wrote:
That is a steal
Shall I call on it - for you?
Buy it, order a head gasket kit from MB of Northlake, (don't forget the head
bolts), and get to work. I'll loan you an inside micrometer kit if you don't
have access to a cylinder gauge. If there
Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
I love the racy color combination - white on off white.
At least it isn't black or silver.
But yeah, green or blue or even red would be better.
Mitch.
___
http://www.okiebenz.com
To search list archives
Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote:
So, you honestly DON't want a twin turbo V12?
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/sale-wanted-trade-giveaway/2352057-2005-mercedes-benz-cl65-amg-renntech.html
I don't want it, at least not $24k worth.
I should have watched that.
The owner put it up on eBay twice,
Mine is a Stage 1 Super M, the battery is still under the gas tank like on an M
so no live hydraulics. No live PTO either which is an even bigger pain when
you're mowing, which reminds me I need to find a new PTO clutch to keep the
mower from pushing the tractor...
-Curt
From: Curly
I was thinking about this on the way to work today.
IIRC Dimitri blocked the thermostat open and the overheating stopped but he
found bubbles in the coolant.A cracked head or block would neatly explain why
it would randomly overheat. An air bubble (from combustion gasses) pressed up
against the
Rich, tell your daughter There's an app for that: Gas Buddy.
Fantastic when traveling. On my last trip to WDC area, returning on
95, I needed to stop for diesel. Gas Buddy found a station a mile
off the freeway that was about twenty cents cheaper than the
stations right off the exit ramp.
So will he have a Benz in Providence? ChowdahQ only about 25 miles south of
the City. Where is he doing his residency?
On May 29, 2015 11:19 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
wrote:
My daughter had her 300SD the last coupla weeks, Wed evening we stopped at
coupla stations
I suspect my $1500 Jetta at 50mpg beats 'em both. :)
-Curt
From: Mitch Haley via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Cc: Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 11:11 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT fuel economy
Randy
On 28/05/2015 7:42 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes wrote:
RB wrote:
Being obstinate is just not good for the country.
Yes, that is true.
The name we use for that down here these days is racism.
mao
___
You are determined to stir up trouble, aren't you?
Are
Rich, tell your daughter There's an app for that: Gas Buddy. Fantastic when
traveling. On my last trip to WDC area, returning on 95, I needed to stop for
diesel. Gas Buddy found a station a mile off the freeway that was about twenty
cents cheaper than the stations right off the exit ramp.
--
Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:
That works out to almost 25 miles per imperial gallon or almost 21 miles
per US gallon.
It is a 2013 F150 Supercrew with the 5.0 coyote engine.
Based upon the above, I would say it is doing quite a bit better than my
previous truck which was the 2002 F150
On 28/05/2015 11:00 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote:
To Kaleb,
re, hauling diesel and lack of a tank.
I use 4 ea. 55 gallon metal barrels. I have hauled them both in the
bed of
my F450 and my F350 pickup, and on my two axle flatbed trailer.
In each case, I strap all 4 barrels together
To Kaleb,
re, hauling diesel and lack of a tank.
For my one trip to DC, I had cheap fuel available, so I put 2 30 gal
barrels in the trunk of the 110.110 hooked them together, then fed a
line with a valve into a T in the return fuel line. When the tank
got low, I opened the valve in the
My daughter had her 300SD the last coupla weeks, Wed evening we stopped
at coupla stations looking for dizzel, one looked promising with a
yellow handle on the pump, turned out it was E85. We gave up, she left
yesterday morning after dropping me at the aerodrome, she had about 1/3
tank so I
On 29/05/2015 10:11 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote:
How much did it cost to trade the 2002 Frod for the 2013?
Mitch.
___
An arm and a leg!
I gave the 2002 to my younger son.
It has over 300K Kilometers on it and is becoming less reliable. He has
put
On May 27, 2015 11:45 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
Last weekend, my son and I went to the lake.
We are in Winnipeg and we go to Sioux Narrows on Lake of the Woods about
45 minutes south of Kenora.
Completely off-topic, but speaking of Lake of the Woods... My
BTW, Randy, what's da latest with condensation in da lake garage?
Wilton
___
http://www.okiebenz.com
To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/
To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
Mining tax dollars is the new growth industry !
Invest by getting a job and paying taxes..
Might want to look at the RICO laws, before starting that little
enterprise, however..
Your retirement plans will likely include housing at some place that has
Federal as it's first name..
On Fri, May 29,
Sign me up! I'll help explore islands anytime, and help you drive
some of the vehicles. Adding a fud to the applications gives cred.
I'm going to become a bundler for Hilz and start a solar company to
put clean green power in Cuber. I'll make billion$!
Of course I will never install a
Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
With the old gasket and the old old gasket removed the new gasket fit perfect
and sealed as it should. We even bought new blades for the mower which now
actually cuts the grass rather than just pounding it out of the way...
Reminds me of the first time I
No, he has the old Caddy, he was not inclined to keep fooling with an
old Benz, though the Cad is starting to show some symptoms of age.
He'll be at the Brown U Hospital primarily, and at various other places
too on occasion. Are you near Providence (I have a sense you are) -- I
am headed up
Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
I suspect my $1500 Jetta at 50mpg beats 'em both. :)
Especially since, for the first time in recent memory, diesel mbz fuel is
cheaper than petrol mbz fuel. (diesel is still more than regular, about the same
as midgrade).
My insurance is about $600 per annum,
'87 300TD, 124.193, 343k miles. Help me with some diagnosis ideas please.
At highway speed, sometimes the steering wheel will shake, most of the time
it will not. Today it would shake during a turn at highway speed, and
turning left or right would make it shake. Occasionally, on the first
The original parking brake set up on the w115 300D had failed and I had the set
I was going to use on Gump available. #1 boy and I jacked up the car and got
them on. The problem now is that the driver side rotor does not fit because
the shoes are off center and the bottom is sticking out. I
Being obstinate is just not good for the country
I object. Foundation of these United States was based on bein obstinate.
The progress that was made in every industry was made because of some
obstinate person who refused to give in or to give up.
Huge industries and huge fortunes have been made,
Let's hear it for obstinate, cantankerous bas***ds!
Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred.
Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 10:15:10 -0700
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] For y'all trekkies
From: mercedes@okiebenz.com
CC: g2ma...@gmail.com
Being obstinate is just not good for the
I'm going to become a bundler for Hilz and start a solar company to put
clean green power in Cuber. I'll make billion$!
Of course I will never install a single solar panel, but I will get
billion$ because of my /good intentions/. I'll have some pretty heavy
overhead, will have to build an
The evil white overlords are now being condemned for gentrifying the formerly
redlined districts that were 75% black before white guilt showed up. Now, the
african american population there is below 15%. Property values are rising,
tax base is increasing with more prosperous businesses moving
I am thinking the race car hauler will be the dual axle base of a free on CL
thrashed camp trailer. There are a number of them available. All I need is to
haul it out of some neo fascist red neck while supremacist's wooded back
country fortress.
clay
On May 28, 2015, at 9:00 PM, Curly
How well does your new truck do?
RB
On 29/05/2015 11:24 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
I suspect my $1500 Jetta at 50mpg beats 'em both. :)
-Curt
From: Mitch Haley via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Cc: Mitch Haley
Correction, America loves an underdog STORY. In the real world people will
drive right past the struggling mom and pop store to go shop at Wal-Mart every
dammed time.
American government was at its best when our leaders knew how to compromise.
Everybody got the sticky end of the stick and we
Congratulations to da boy doc and the family!
ATTABOY!
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Cc: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 11:19 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Pumping diesel
Not as long as billy bob and pillary are involved. They are exempt from laws.
Your retirement plans will likely include housing at some place that has
Federal as it's first name..
On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 10:31 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
I'm going to become
On 29/05/2015 11:47 AM, Tom Savage via Mercedes wrote:
On May 27, 2015 11:45 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
Last weekend, my son and I went to the lake.
We are in Winnipeg and we go to Sioux Narrows on Lake of the Woods about
45 minutes south of Kenora.
Completely
On 29/05/2015 12:20 PM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote:
BTW, Randy, what's da latest with condensation in da lake garage?
Wilton
___
Not a problem this year.
It really relates to the weather in the spring as much as anything.
This year we had less snow and
The Eagle has landed, Thanks!
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'87 300TD
'95 E300
___
http://www.okiebenz.com
To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/
To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
Randy wrote:
You are determined to stir up trouble, aren't you?
Are you what they refer to as a troll on some other forums?
Yes.
Rick
Sent from my BlackBerry Z10
___
http://www.okiebenz.com
To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/
To
Mountain Man wrote:
My neighbor mentioned a documentary about bees recently. I ride my
bike 2.5 miles to his house to purchase eggs. As I walked out the
door, he stopped and wrote the name for me. He said he always
forgets, and I had already forgotten the name of the documentary.
SO buy it and stick in an OM617
I am real close to pulling the trigger
1995 Mercedes Benz S600
http://littlerock.craigslist.org/cto/5036257858.html
via cPro Craigslist App
iOS: http://tinyurl.com/CL-iDevice
Android: http://tinyurl.com/CL-Android
Sent from my iPhone
On 29/05/2015 1:45 PM, clay via Mercedes wrote:
I am thinking the race car hauler will be the dual axle base of a free on CL
thrashed camp trailer. There are a number of them available. All I need is to
haul it out of some neo fascist red neck while supremacist's wooded back
country
We no longer have a 2 party system. we now have a goobermnt pahty
with two faces.
Correction, America loves an underdog STORY. In the real world
people will drive right past the struggling mom and pop store to go
shop at Wal-Mart every dammed time.
American government was at its best when
I've gotten it up to 20mpg if I keep it to 65-70mph on the highway. I don't
generally pay attention that much. Last trip to Maine we'd have been down
because the bed was full of kayaks.
-Curt
From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
To: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com; Mercedes
I'm going to become a bundler for Hilz and start a solar company to
put clean green power in Cuber. I'll make billion$!
And we can call you Richary ! Oh glory to you !!
Bob
___
http://www.okiebenz.com
To search list archives
I think I pay $300 each for the Jetta and 190D annually and close to $1000 for
the pickup...
-Curt
From: Mitch Haley via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Cc: Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 2:30 PM
My neighbor mentioned a documentary about bees recently. I ride my
bike 2.5 miles to his house to purchase eggs. As I walked out the
door, he stopped and wrote the name for me. He said he always
forgets, and I had already forgotten the name of the documentary.
Thedocumentary is about bees
Looks pretty nice to me.
On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 8:02 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
1963 Mercedes 220 SE Coupe 4 speed manual
http://loz.craigslist.org/cto/5040567853.html
via cPro Craigslist App
iOS: http://tinyurl.com/CL-iDevice
Android:
Yes went into my Spam too. I will go look at it if anyone wants. . maybe
Dan you should drive this back from the Q.
On Mon, May 25, 2015 at 9:01 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
Dan wrote:
One of you clam diggers should jump on this - looks like a nice car!
That's way better than supporting a new coal mine in Poland.
On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 3:08 PM, Bob via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
wrote:
I'm going to become a bundler for Hilz and start a solar company to
put clean green power in Cuber. I'll make billion$!
And we
Oh yeah, I was thinking of you last week at camp. Last year the inside of my
garage was absolutely soaked, I had probably a quarter inch of water. This year
we had nothing...
-Curt
From: WILTON via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Cc:
I was more interested in the running gear being able to handle the weight.
Beefing up the frame may set me back a few hundred $$, whereas purchase of a
purpose made trailer would be a grand or more. If I strip down an SD, then I
have the muscle to move it too.
clay
2002 s430 - Victor, a
If the part numbers are correct, and the parts aren't URO or some other
chinese junk, then try assembling them in a different manner (swap shoes
around? inside out?) Last resort: Get a bigger hammer...
-
Max
Charleston SC
On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 2:50 PM, clay via Mercedes
The subject seems to have wandered, imagine that :-)
I did some years in the marine industry...
Your standard 5 lug trailer hub/axle uses a 1 1/16 X 1 3/8 spindle and the GVW
on that should be 3500# per axle. In Wa. State you will need brakes on both
axles if your GVW is over 3000#, these also
That's what I pictured when ya mentioned it. ;)
ATTABOY!
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: G Mann via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Cc: G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2015 11:47 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Pumping diesel
For us, it was ALWAYS next year.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: G Mann via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Cc: G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 12:10 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Pumping diesel
I tip my hat to anyone
RB wrote:
You are determined to stir up trouble, aren't you?
If that is the same as introspection, then yes.
Troll serves to rile emotions.
I suggest. I say I am racist, even though I don't like it.
Introspection might be helpful, even on an open forum such as okiebenz.
We can challenge each
I live south of Providence but will be in Boston Monday Tuesday.
On May 29, 2015 1:19 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
wrote:
No, he has the old Caddy, he was not inclined to keep fooling with an old
Benz, though the Cad is starting to show some symptoms of age.
He'll be at
57 matches
Mail list logo
