Does anyone know if our cars, in my case the M119 engine, will run without the
MAF?
Granted, I would expect it to run poorly, but I was wondering as I continue to
part out the S500.
FWIW, I've sold almost $1000 worth of parts and have maybe $500 more currently
on eBay. And that doesn't
Observe what it does to your waistline as well. ;)
On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 9:40 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes
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My buddy finished his baking courses at the local CC and is now into the
ice cream phase. He brought me a sample of his recent homework, it is like
a big
Mass airflow sensor. The resistive element (PTC) just below the air cleaner
that reports on the volume of air entering the engine.
Dan
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On Aug 10, 2015, at 12:57 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
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MAF? Modified anemometer fluid?
On Mon,
Take it to the scrapyard, or I can take it -- you have to get a scrapper
permit from the Sheriff these days. I have an old one sitting around
somewhere too.
--R
On 8/10/15 1:05 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote:
I'll ship my old catalytic converter to you, if you pay me half the proceeds.
MAF? Modified anemometer fluid?
On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 12:32 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
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Does anyone know if our cars, in my case the M119 engine, will run without
the MAF?
Granted, I would expect it to run poorly, but I was wondering as I
continue to part
I'll ship my old catalytic converter to you, if you pay me half the proceeds.
This came from my '95 E300 diesel, what do you think it's worth?
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Anyone using ceramic pads on a W123?
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Down here they take everything but a DNA sample when you scrap stuff. I
scrapped some alloy wheels a few years ago, and the took my driver's license to
scan, a thumbprint, a picture, and a picture of my license plate.
Dan
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On Aug 10, 2015, at 1:23 PM, Rich Thomas via
Our '96 Infiniti ran with the MAF disconnected, so probably. Computer no
longer has air flow info so it uses a default map to determine fuel injection
amount based on RPM and maybe other data.
Mass Air Flow?
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That's what I was thinking, that it would fall back to a predetermined setting
and just run poorly.
Dan
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On Aug 10, 2015, at 1:03 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
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Our '96 Infiniti ran with the MAF disconnected, so probably. Computer no
longer
Good. Easier to track a thief.
Wilton
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Down here they take
Beats me.
All I know is that almost immediately after I posted on the local CL that the
car was being parted I started getting offers for the cats for like $60. The
activity made me realize they must be a hot commodity, so I checked with some
local scrap metal people.
Mine are considered
I've got the permit, but when I asked last summer, was told they are illegal to
buy or sell in this state.
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'95 E300
On August 10, 2015 1:23:31 PM EDT, Rich Thomas via Mercedes
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Take it to the scrapyard, or I can take it -- you
$2.00.9 for regulah at Costco, $2.57.9 for premium What's that about?
--R
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The 1% who have high-end cars that burn premium should pay more?
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Charleston SC
On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 4:11 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes
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$2.00.9 for regulah at Costco, $2.57.9 for premium What's that about?
--R
I was kidding. Don't want to hurt their feelings. They are already the
most persecuted group in America.
On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 4:18 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes
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The 1% who have high-end cars that burn premium should pay more?
-
Max
Charleston
Not a 123, but a 124 and an Infiniti. Superior in every way. Just ordered a
set for my 124 wagon to replace the OEM pads, about $45 for the front set with
free shipping on Amazon.
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Charleston SC
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'95 E300
On August 10, 2015 1:21:11 PM EDT, Jon Agne via Mercedes
I did them on a 201, some kind of random brand Rusty sent me. I also put
Akebonos on my Ranger after everybody told me how great they are.Other than a
lack of brake dust I never saw anything so terrific about them. They stopped
good but they didn't seem to last any better than anything else.
This is one of those why didn't I think of it innovations. You can invest
when they open the Kickstarter campaign.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/posttv/national/japanese-engineer-develops-worlds-first-car-in-a-bag/2015/08/07/a9a901ce-3cf0-11e5-a312-1a6452ac77d2_video.html?wpisrc=nl_techwpmm=1
Luxury tax.
On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 4:11 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes
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$2.00.9 for regulah at Costco, $2.57.9 for premium What's that about?
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Apparently it still is to some extent. I'd expect it probably in the cheapest
pads. I'm surprised it hasn't been banned...
IIRC I've seen the boxes pads come in marked asbestos free.
-Curt
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Are the organic pads still using asbestos?!
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Not for 30-40 years.
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I filled up for 2.38 this afternoon, about 40 miles south.
Correction: $2.35
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I did them on a 201, some kind of random brand Rusty sent me. I also
put Akebonos on my Ranger after everybody told me how great they
are.Other than a lack of brake dust I never saw anything so terrific
about them. They stopped good but they didn't seem to last any
better than anything
Are the organic pads still using asbestos?!
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On Aug 10, 2015, at 5:17 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes
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I did them on a 201, some kind of random brand Rusty sent me. I also put
Akebonos on my Ranger after everybody told me how great they
Correction: $2.35
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I saw diesel for $1.35 in North Chuck. Right off 526 on Rivers.
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Correction, the squealing pads were conventional Car Quest red which were
supposed to be their better pads...I didn't notice any lower rotor life using
ceramic, here the rotors lots of times rot out from rust put there with road
salt...
-Curt
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My great concern is the ability of those small wheels to negotiate rough
surfaces.
Wilt
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I think the ceramic pads come already set by a baking process, read that over
the weekend on one of the makers websites. Not sure if Akebono are same, I
don't remember any special process when I installed them a few years ago.
Just paid $45, I think OE from MB run about $70 or more.
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Max
On the same site as the car in a bag.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/posttv/national/energy-environment/epa-3-million-gallons-of-waste-water-spilled-in-colo-river/2015/08/10/e138076a-3f71-11e5-b2c4-af4c6183b8b4_video.html
RB
On 10/08/2015 3:22 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
This is
And deep snow.
RB
On 10/08/2015 4:59 PM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote:
My great concern is the ability of those small wheels to negotiate
rough surfaces.
Wilt
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All these caveats as to why this or that won't work.
Take OKDon perspective mentioned in the thread about airplane car.
Not all things are for all uses. It might be nice to have a
single-purpose car instead of an all-purpose car. We are a wealthy
lot, we can afford multiple vehicles.
mao
Here we have two grocer chains, one (Bi-Lo) does the points similar what you
describe, another (Harris Teeter) sells gas station gift cards at 20% off, one
fifty dollar card for every fifty dollars in groceries. Shell stations accept
both the discount points card from the first chain and the
Yep, Akebono on two sedans and a TD. Love them!
Manfred
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2015 13:21:11 -0400
From: Jon Agne jonag...@gwi.net
Anyone using ceramic pads on a W123?
Jon
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On Mon, 10 Aug 2015 17:23:56 -0400 Max Dillon via Mercedes
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Correction: $2.35
We have a local supermarket here, Smith's, part of Kroger, that gives you
fuel points when you buy things, extra points for prescriptions at their
pharmacy, points when you bring your own
I scrapped my old hvac heat pump a few weeks back, got about $100 for the whole
deal. The compressor which weighed maybe 50 lb fetched the best after the
copper coils. Cash for a bunch of iron etc (including old Benz rotors) but a
check for the copper etc.
--R (sent from my miniPad)
On Aug
It is not the pads that need the breakin. It is the rotors. proper
breakin coats the rotors evenly with the pad material which bonds to
the rotor.
hink the ceramic pads come already set by a baking process, read
that over the weekend on one of the makers websites. Not sure if
Akebono are
Arizona.
Also lost about $500,000 in shop tools in the event... so it stings. Major
reward posted.. perhaps they will be caught... likely it all went to Mexico.
Good thing there are no criminals sneaking across the border. Only
people who sing we are the world and kum by ya.
Not in SC, there is no luxury.
I noticed one dizzel station that was $2.57 too, did not look at other
places.
--R
On 8/10/15 4:21 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
Luxury tax.
On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 4:11 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes
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On August 10, 2015 at 4:22 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/posttv/national/japanese-engineer-develops-worlds-first-car-in-a-bag/2015/08/07/a9a901ce-3cf0-11e5-a312-1a6452ac77d2_video.html?wpisrc=nl_techwpmm=1
6mph is slow, but a two
And 12KM would take me all the way downtown.
On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 4:31 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes
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On August 10, 2015 at 4:22 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
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I was surprised at the prices for catalytic converters, as I know that platinum
is way down these days.
Dan
On Aug 10, 2015, at 9:55 PM, G Mann via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
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Scrap prices are at an all time low right now, so many recyclers are
warehousing scrap, hoping for
About 2005, when scrap prices were really high, there were a number of
folks here who would slide under cars in parking lots [ie WalMart] and use
battery sawzalls to cut cats out of as many cars as they could, then run
them to the scrap buyers to support their drug habit.
This happened so much
You need to find a redneck scrapper. Chuckie and I scrapped my '85 190D and I
forgot to take the title. Your car? the guy asked. Yup I replied. No
problem he sez.
-Curt
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Here I pull up, they pull car off trailer with big fork lift, weigh the car,
and the guy pulls a huge roll of $100 bills out of his pocket and peels me off
a few.
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On Aug 10, 2015, at 8:29 PM, G Mann via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
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2 years ago, I had 5 cars
Wow. Where was that? Storage places here are hard to get into. That's a
real loss.
On Aug 10, 2015 9:29 PM, G Mann via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
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2 years ago, I had 5 cars stolen from storage. They were all waiting
restoration and none ran, so most likely they all were sold for
A couple weeks ago I dropped some cans at a recycler close to my work, and
their signs say they can only take home/office HVAC stuff if you bring in a
receipt for the purchase of the new equipment that replaced the old.
Sounded kind of desperate to me. I'll bet I can gin up a pretty good
looking
Arizona.
Also lost about $500,000 in shop tools in the event... so it stings. Major
reward posted.. perhaps they will be caught... likely it all went to Mexico.
On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 6:47 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes
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Wow. Where was that? Storage places here are
In theory only. In reality, the data is rarely collected for true hot
stuff, like stolen AC condenser. A couple years back a BBQ cooker was
stolen from out church. These cost about $5K; they are basically a big
stainless steel grill with electric heaters which hold 2-3 whole pigs.
This item was
2 years ago, I had 5 cars stolen from storage. They were all waiting
restoration and none ran, so most likely they all were sold for scrap,
based on other things that were stolen in the robbery..
To date.. despite having clear title to each vehicle, cops have found no
junkyard that will own up to
They’re pretty retentive about selling scrap metals down here, although I can’t
vouch for how successful that is.
The issue for years were people stealing AC condensers, as they would just go
up to them, take some insulated cutters and just sever the power and
refrigerant lines and toss them
Scrap prices are at an all time low right now, so many recyclers are
warehousing scrap, hoping for increase.
I just sold 4 tons of aluminum 3 weeks ago.. wished I had waited.. but
needed the material moved out.
On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 6:52 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes
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CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average price of gasoline has dropped 11 cents
over the past two weeks to $2.71 a gallon.
Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said Sunday that the current average sits
81 cents below the year-ago price.
The cheapest price recorded in the continental United States was
Yes to what AS said.
Try coconut milk in your next batch of ice cream.
--R
On 8/9/15 9:21 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
Yeah, a Cuisinart makes short work of pesto.
Made blueberry ice cream from almond milk, frozen blues, sugar, vanilla,
and ice cubes. Took less than a minute
Coconut milk would be quite rich. I was thinking regular milk, perhaps
with some half and half thrown in. I also probably overblended - went past
the point when the mixture gelled to a solid, causing it to then relapse
to a smoothie/slushie texture.
On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 9:14 AM, Rich Thomas
Check out the price of propane and give us a debriefing.
On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 9:17 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes
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There might be some place around with $2.19 but usually it is 10cents
cheaper upstate for some reasons never clear, maybe they are closer to the
There might be some place around with $2.19 but usually it is
10cents cheaper upstate for some reasons never clear, maybe they are
closer to the pipeline or something.
Reminds me I need to go to Costco today to fill up the truck...
--R
2.57 Benzin
2.54 Diesel here.
Still waiting for these
There might be some place around with $2.19 but usually it is 10cents
cheaper upstate for some reasons never clear, maybe they are closer to
the pipeline or something.
Reminds me I need to go to Costco today to fill up the truck...
--R
On 8/10/15 9:01 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
I get my small tanks refilled at Tractor Supply, which I have not had to
do for awhile, and my big tank for the cooktop comes from the local
supplier. who provides equal measure of customer abuse in the process,
for free.
I saw in the Costco magazine that they are starting to put dizzel pumps
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