Re: [MBZ] Deoxit question

I sent an email with attached PDF. Who is doing the vetting of the emails now? Manfred Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2016 15:21:37 -0400 From: Dan Penoff Schematic with component values: http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w123-e-ce-d-cd-td/1291317-tach-amp-dissection.html#post2121572

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 131, Issue 117

That little test device in the pdf is the tach amplifier that I bought, just the earlier version without the little LED. IT works great and has since back in 08 when I helped him test the first version and then received one of the first commercial versions after a few minor tweaks. Manfred

[MBZ] Crack a plenty

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[MBZ] Poos

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Re: [MBZ] Crack a plenty

"$1500 or best offer. It's pretty much all there. As you know parts for these cars are hard to find and expensive." == "Buy my POS for $1500 and spend thousands more finding parts that are hard to find and expensive" --FT On 10/17/16 9:12 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: Classic

Re: [MBZ] Fw: New Ignition Switch Issue 95 E300D

You can order the correct tumbler by VIN from the stealer. It comes with a new key that will match your car. Robert Massmann via Mercedes October 17, 2016 at 10:10 AM I have a new tumbler and key on order, but I am not sure it will match my current car. May

[MBZ] Fwd: Re: 2.3 Liter 4 Cylinder?

naaa, it progressed. as in the progressive reds. *From:* Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes *Date:* October 17, 2016 at 1:50 PM *To:* Mercedes Discussion List *CC:* "Kaleb C. Striplin" *Subject:* [MBZ] 2.3 Liter 4 Cylinder?

[MBZ] Twelve O'Clock High

Just watched the movie again. Lotsa familiar stuff. Still very moving. BTW, the real-life Frank Armstrong never had a breakdown like that portrayed in the movie. Wilton ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

[MBZ] Fw: Mercedes 350SDL DIESEL

? Fred Moir. Lynn MA. Diesel preferred. From: nore...@craigslist.org Sent: 18 October 2016 02:34 To: fredh.s...@hotmail.com Subject: Mercedes 350SDL DIESEL fredy4.s...@yahoo.com forwarded you this from craigslist:

Re: [MBZ] Twelve O'Clock High

yes, good info. I never believed that part was real. Thank you again Sir, for your service, and for your perspective added to this list. Max Dillon via Mercedes October 17, 2016 at 10:29 PM I'm glad you shared that, the breakdown struck me as somehow not

[MBZ] Fw: 1990 350SDL MERCEDES TURBO

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Re: [MBZ] Twelve O'Clock High

I'm glad you shared that, the breakdown struck me as somehow not correct, not fitting with the narrative. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On October 17, 2016 11:11:48 PM EDT, WILTON via Mercedes wrote: >Just watched the movie again. Lotsa familiar stuff.

Re: [MBZ] Crack a plenty

Image #7 is just perfect: thirty yards away, through the filthy rear window, a 123 sedan with hood up (probably for the last five years or so) and body damage on the front passenger side will be featured in his next sale... -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On October 17, 2016

Re: [MBZ] Deoxit question

There are a few around here, but the 201/124 cars are pretty regular, with the 140/202 cars becoming more prevalent. You are pretty sure to find w210 with ease. clay > On Oct 16, 2016, at 10:03 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > not many 123 300Ds in the

Re: [MBZ] 1994 S420 Sale Preparation

But what sort of Floriduh car would I have any luck peddling in the rainy PNW? And then there is all the worry over flood damage and hurricane pelting. clay > On Oct 17, 2016, at 4:37 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > What's the adventure in that? > > I

Re: [MBZ] 2.3 Liter 4 Cylinder?

It shore is purty, but it needs to run waste oil to be able to sell here clay > On Oct 17, 2016, at 6:30 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Bingo, here's the car for Clay's return trip. Work him down on the price, > easy-peasy sale back in Seattle, nice

Re: [MBZ] 1994 S420 Sale Preparation

I do love to drive. Should have a clear schedule from 10/24 until 11/05 clay > On Oct 17, 2016, at 9:07 AM, Mountain Man via Mercedes > wrote: > > Dan wrote: >> That’s not to say I didn’t entertain the idea…. > > Think less $$ all around and it might be less than

Re: [MBZ] 2.3 Liter 4 Cylinder?

I looked at PDX CL. There is a host of Crack sellers with really messed up looking cars. I am not posting those. http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/5816234421.html http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/cto/5804223147.html http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/cto/5808933603.html - Dan needs a

Re: [MBZ] 2.3 Liter 4 Cylinder?

This is like the game where you sit in a circle, tell the person next to you a story, let it go around the circle and see how closely it matches the original story when it gets back to you… I was looking at a 1984 300SD in Portland. I’m not totally enamored of it, as it’s got a few more warts

Re: [MBZ] Deoxit question

That's worth a try (DeOxIt) but I'm skeptical that will work. It's a very simple system, just the magnetic pick-up sensor on the engine, the can (tachometer amplifier) and the tachometer, and the wiring and a fuse. Change all the fuses? Check the grounds? There is the big ground point behind

Re: [MBZ] 2.3 Liter 4 Cylinder?

So which SDL and when is Clay picking it up? - Max Charleston SC On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 12:29 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > On October 17, 2016 at 9:48 AM Curley McLain via Mercedes > > wrote: > > > > > > dan has a car

Re: [MBZ] Wow. Does it ever end with this creep!

I've heard of that guy, he is a troublemaker. Not as much of a troublemaker as my friend who dropped the recordings though. She is a SERIOUS troublemaker. --FT On 10/16/16 8:44 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: Rich Thomas from Nix 526, said whether Summey steps down is up to him and

Re: [MBZ] Deoxit question

They are most likely dead as well. The root cause of the failure is either failed capacitors or failed solder joints in the circuit board that is buried in RTV inside the can. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On October 16, 2016 8:53:21 PM EDT, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] 1994 S420 Sale Preparation

I once bought a $550 W116 (my first Mercedes ever) in Port Charlotte FL on eBay and drove it home to Michigan. He told me it had bad shocks. I stopped twice along the way for 'funny noise from the right rear' which I eventually figured out was related to the absolute lack of damping from the right

Re: [MBZ] 1994 S420 Sale Preparation

What's the adventure in that? I like Clay's idea best, he drives Dan's "new" 126 down to Tampa, returns with a different MB to sell in Seattle area. Clay scouts & reports on Dan's car, Dan scouts and reports on Clay's car, Dan pays for Clay's fuel + some allowance for meals and lodging. We

Re: [MBZ] This has to be the roughest seats in a car I have seen.

I eat a lot of burritos, the only car I own with seats / interior approaching that condition is the cabriolet I bought a couple months back, which I have not yet even begun to clean up. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On October 16, 2016 8:36:45 PM EDT, clay via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Fw: New Ignition Switch Issue 95 E300D

I have a new tumbler and key on order, but I am not sure it will match my current car. May have to have it re-keyed to get things to match doors and trunk? Bob Massmann 1995 E300D 448,000 miles - Original Message - From: "Robert Massmann via Mercedes" To:

Re: [MBZ] Fw: New Ignition Switch Issue 95 E300D

Bob, If you ordered from the MB dealer and provided the VIN and proof of ownership, the new tumbler should have the same pattern as the original tumbler, so if your original (now dead) tumbler accepted the same key that opened the doors and trunk, then you will not have to get the new tumbler

Re: [MBZ] Fw: New Ignition Switch Issue 95 E300D

Below is what I got back from the online order department. I can get key and tumbler, but it will not match :(. The tumbler that would fit your car is a TRP item which can only be purchased and installed through your local Mercedes dealer. The one you ordered is one that does not require a VIN

Re: [MBZ] 1994 S420 Sale Preparation

I have a better idea. Ill trade Dan for my 2001 BMW 7 series and we can meet in Tupelo, Mississippi. I'll drive my car from Wichita and Dan can drive from Tampa. We can see Elvis' birthplace, go to the Casinos and drive our respective cars back home. Don Snook -Original Message-

Re: [MBZ] Fw: New Ignition Switch Issue 95 E300D

Max, I got hung up trying to remove the steering column and had to grind the steering lock retaining pin. Normally this pin can be pushed in if the tumbler is in the run position. Since I couldn't turn the key from the off position, I had to grind the pin. This allowed me to then pull the

Re: [MBZ] 2.3 Liter 4 Cylinder?

Bingo, here's the car for Clay's return trip. Work him down on the price, easy-peasy sale back in Seattle, nice dependable ride that will have no problems going coast-to-coast, and Clay can sleep in the back to save hotel $$$. A win all the way around! - Max Charleston SC On Sun,

Re: [MBZ] Fw: New Ignition Switch Issue 95 E300D

Bob, explain this again? How did you get up to the point that you could use the abrasive cut-off wheel? I think you said that you removed the entire steering column? I'm going to have a similar fight with the "95 124 Cabriolet, keys are missing and the ignition tumbler / lock assembly looks

Re: [MBZ] Fw: New Ignition Switch Issue 95 E300D

OK thanks Curley, BTW I have not yet mailed the CC amp, just found it again in the back of The White Whale while cleaning out the tools and stuff used for Hurricane Cleanup. I'll try to get to a USPO this afternoon and fire that off. - Max Charleston SC On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 9:50

Re: [MBZ] Fw: New Ignition Switch Issue 95 E300D

you take out the clamp bolt and drill out a pin. then the ign lock comes out without a key. the YU tubes are full of videos about how ta duit. BW and those peachy guys have text. Meade Dillon via Mercedes October 17, 2016 at 8:36 AM Bob, explain this again?

Re: [MBZ] 1994 S420 Sale Preparation

+1 Fred Moir. Lynn MA. Diesel preferred. From: Mercedes on behalf of Meade Dillon via Mercedes Sent: 17 October 2016 11:37 To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Meade Dillon Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1994 S420 Sale

Re: [MBZ] 2.3 Liter 4 Cylinder?

dan has a car going each way. 140 to PNW, 300SDL back to FL. All we need to do is get mao to seattle or to tampa to start the trek. He can ride the dog to start, and at the end. Sr discount... Meade Dillon via Mercedes October 17, 2016 at 8:30 AM Bingo,

Re: [MBZ] 1975 280C on BAT

Dan is a genius. Just a few ours to go and the bidding is up to $4999... http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1975-mercedes-benz-280c/ On Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 4:57 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > I may have been too bullish. Other than its age the 280C design is > anything

Re: [MBZ] This has to be the roughest seats in a car I have seen.

clay wrote: > I think it may be burrito eaters car. Would explain the seat condition. Flood, and left in the sun to dry. ...from Houston... mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] 2.3 Liter 4 Cylinder?

Curley wrote: > dan has a car going each way. 140 to PNW, 300SDL back to FL. All we need > to do is get mao to seattle or to tampa to start the trek. He can ride the > dog to start, and at the end. Sr discount... It usta be that self-loadable cargo was the ticket. lemme see dog and pony. mao

Re: [MBZ] 1994 S420 Sale Preparation

Kaleb wrote: > No no you don't fly him. He catches rides with list members. One member meets > up half way to the next member in the chain until he eventually gets there. Okiebenz happens!! Nice!! mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] 1994 S420 Sale Preparation

Dan wrote: > That’s not to say I didn’t entertain the idea…. Think less $$ all around and it might be less than shipping? It can happen. Is clay in? mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

Re: [MBZ] 1994 S420 Sale Preparation

If the delay is too long we just put him on the greyhound to the next segment Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 17, 2016, at 11:07 AM, Mountain Man via Mercedes > wrote: > > Kaleb wrote: >> No no you don't fly him. He catches rides with list members. One member >> meets up

Re: [MBZ] Deoxit question

What you call "the can" is the female plug that's attached to the inner fender? On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 7:49 AM, Max Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > They are most likely dead as well. The root cause of the failure is > either failed capacitors or failed solder joints in

Re: [MBZ] 1994 S420 Sale Preparation

Dan wrote: > So who gets him across the Great Plains? Great Plains sounds like OkieLand? Plenty floorspace in OkieLand, or did Kaleb sell the rental? mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

Re: [MBZ] Fw: New Ignition Switch Issue 95 E300D

Shouldn't be that hard to re-key, certainly the 123 tumblers are super easy... -Curt From: Robert Massmann via Mercedes To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Robert Massmann Sent: Monday, October 17, 2016 11:14 AM

Re: [MBZ] Deoxit question

No, the "can" is the small black round thing with a plastic tie attached to the car, and has male pins. See picture in post #3 here: http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/91760-location-tach-amp-w123.html Or Google "123 Tachometer Amplifier" for images. - Max

Re: [MBZ] 1994 S420 Sale Preparation

--FT wrote: > ...Or the train like in the baggage car for the full experience. Yep!! mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] 1994 S420 Sale Preparation

Craig wrote: > I guess the operative word is, "eventually" ... And there's Craig in NM to get "eventually" back to "sometime." Dream a little - it's good for the soul? mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

Re: [MBZ] 2.3 Liter 4 Cylinder?

> On October 17, 2016 at 9:48 AM Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > > dan has a car going each way. 140 to PNW, 300SDL back to FL. All we > need to do is get mao to seattle or to tampa to start the trek. He can > ride the dog to start, and at the end. Sr

Re: [MBZ] Fw: New Ignition Switch Issue 95 E300D

> On October 17, 2016 at 11:14 AM Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Bob, > > If you ordered from the MB dealer and provided the VIN and proof of > ownership, the new tumbler should have the same pattern as the original > tumbler, so if your original (now dead)

Re: [MBZ] Deoxit question

Oh that. I have a spare "can" and neither works for more than a minute or two, which makes me think the contacts in the receptacle (female unit) need rejuvenating with Deoxit, or that the tach combination gauge is somehow at fault (I have several spare gauges but pulling the cluster and resetting

[MBZ] Subject: MB Motorcycle

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Re: [MBZ] 2.3 Liter 4 Cylinder?

We all Need A Life, and you seem willing to share yours. On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 2:50 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > No. it evolved > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Oct 17, 2016, at 1:44 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >

Re: [MBZ] Deoxit question

Have you researched this? http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w123-e-ce-d-cd-td/1652194-permanent-tachometer-amplifier-fix.html#post5247399 Troubleshooting for the socket:

Re: [MBZ] 1975 280C on BAT

It will get bid up some more, I’m sure. People are paying stupid money for these cars. Dan > On Oct 17, 2016, at 11:26 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > > Dan is a genius. Just a few ours to go and the bidding is up to $4999... > >

Re: [MBZ] 2.3 Liter 4 Cylinder?

No. it evolved Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 17, 2016, at 1:44 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > This is like the game where you sit in a circle, tell the person next to you > a story, let it go around the circle and see how closely it matches the > original

Re: [MBZ] 1975 280C on BAT

Now at $5500 with over 2 hours to go. Who knows, I may turn out to be the genius (if it gets to $9900), in which case you would lose your prematurely granted cachet. On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 2:49 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > It will get bid up some more, I’m

Re: [MBZ] Deoxit question

Schematic with component values: http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w123-e-ce-d-cd-td/1291317-tach-amp-dissection.html#post2121572 Dan > On Oct 17, 2016, at 3:14 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Deoxit question

Very instructive - no, I had not seen that. On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 3:14 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Have you researched this? > > http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w123-e-ce-d-cd-td/ > 1652194-permanent-tachometer-amplifier-fix.html#post5247399 < >

Re: [MBZ] 2.3 Liter 4 Cylinder?

You don’t even want to go there, buddy. Believe me. Dan > On Oct 17, 2016, at 3:01 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > We all Need A Life, and you seem willing to share yours. > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search

Re: [MBZ] Deoxit question

Agreed. I had heard that someone had posted a schematic some time ago, but I didn’t take note as I didn’t have a car that it applied to. I got some screen shots so I have these for potential future use. Dan > On Oct 17, 2016, at 3:28 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > >

Re: [MBZ] 2.3 Liter 4 Cylinder?

Dan wrote: > The suggestion was made that Mao could drive it back to Floriduh for me, and > I questioned how he would get their initially. dog or trak to pnw family plus clay in SEA so some of the trip would be me plus it would be adventure prior to cold... mebbe. say hi to clay, say hi to