Re: [MBZ] 1991 Mercedes benz 560 SEL (project)

Yes. Curly will drive his rusty SDL up, swap in the engine, and have his "nice" SDL. - Max Charleston SC On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 3:45 PM, Kevin Kraly via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Should I check this out? > > https://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/cto/6051594306.html

Re: [MBZ] Becker BE-1432

He said he has the code. He’s powered it up to find that it’s timing out from failed coding attempts. They’re cumulative, so if someone tried it 4-5 times it’s got to sit there powered up until the watchdog timer times out. Could easily be a day if they tried it enough times. -D > On Mar

Re: [MBZ] My $500 124 cabriolet project is finally home

Still hafta clean the "green" off the rear of the car... -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On March 20, 2017 5:17:37 PM EDT, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: >THAT IS NOT THE SAME CAR! The car we looked at was kinda green and >black. > >--FT > > >On

Re: [MBZ] My $500 124 cabriolet project is finally home

I have some really nice green w124 seats out of a TE. Not sure they are the same as the cab. Missing the mounting rails, as I had to destroy them to remove the seats from the PnP car. If you arrange shipping, I will let them go cheap clay > On Mar 20, 2017, at 11:08 AM, Meade Dillon via

Re: [MBZ] Anyone Ever Heard of This?

MG via Mercedes March 20, 2017 at 5:36 PM If you can I would go ahead and stretch the spring first just to see if it helps. It takes 10 min. to take the spring cover bolt loose from the top of the banjo bolt on the engine side of the pump. Hold the banjo bolt

Re: [MBZ] Anyone Ever Heard of This?

I’ll give it a shot this weekend when I have a few minutes. Thanks! -D > On Mar 20, 2017, at 6:36 PM, MG via Mercedes wrote: > > If you can I would go ahead and stretch the spring first just to see if it > helps. It takes 10 min. to take the spring cover bolt loose

Re: [MBZ] Becker BE-1432

Dealer will give you the code of you ask parts dept nicely. On Mar 20, 2017 2:32 PM, "Dan--- via Mercedes" wrote: > In a nutshell, every time an incorrect code is entered a watchdog timer in > the radio's logic resets and adds more time to the previous interval. In >

Re: [MBZ] Anyone Ever Heard of This?

There is a slight downslope toward the pump so the ball should be safe. At least it wasn't any problem for me. Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: MG via Mercedes March 20, 2017 at 5:36 PM If you can I would go ahead and stretch the spring first just to see if

Re: [MBZ] 1991 Mercedes benz 560 SEL (project)

Actually the ad appears real. It is an OR number that returns to this business.  ‎https://motorclubcompany.com/associate/18717/ Rick   Original Message   From: Floyd Thursby via Mercedes Sent: Monday, March 20, 2017 4:21 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Floyd

Re: [MBZ] My $500 124 cabriolet project is finally home

Disco gone. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On March 20, 2017 5:14:00 PM EDT, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: >Hey did you ask the guy about that Disco? Is it still there? > >--FT > >___ >http://www.okiebenz.com > >To

Re: [MBZ] OT - Milk

In the late 50s there were gallon paper cartons and gallon glass jugs used by some dairies, but the half gallon glass jug was king. M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes March 20, 2017 at 12:42 AM Near as I can tell from brief research, the largest glass container of

Re: [MBZ] OT - Milk

All glass as I recall (for consumers). Didn't need big quantities. Got deliveries daily (or every other day) to an insulated box by the front door. Fridge (or ice box) wasn't so big to hold gallons. > -Original Message- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf

Re: [MBZ] SDL

costs too much to move them from the hinterlands where you live to where I live. clay via Mercedes March 19, 2017 at 9:49 PM Well, there are going to be a bunch of great w126 bodied cars coming to the junk yards in the next few months. There are a pack of them

Re: [MBZ] Anyone Ever Heard of This?

Does it have the updated rack damper bolt? Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 20, 2017, at 2:32 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > Thanks for researching this, Manfred! > > The bolt with spring is a whopping $27 list from Mercedes, so I may order one > for my 300D, which

Re: [MBZ] My $500 124 cabriolet project is finally home

THAT IS NOT THE SAME CAR! The car we looked at was kinda green and black. --FT On 3/20/17 12:36 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: Here she is. Lot's and lots of work ahead, but "she's got good bones". - Max Charleston SC On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 12:28 PM, Dan--- via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Anyone Ever Heard of This?

If you can I would go ahead and stretch the spring first just to see if it helps. It takes 10 min. to take the spring cover bolt loose from the top of the banjo bolt on the engine side of the pump. Hold the banjo bolt with a 17mm wrench and use a 14mm to loosen the plug, you don't have to take

Re: [MBZ] Anyone Ever Heard of This?

On Mon, 20 Mar 2017 15:32:03 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > Thanks for researching this, Manfred! > > The bolt with spring is a whopping $27 list from Mercedes, so I may > order one for my 300D, which has a really rough idle. That is, it > shakes at idle big time,

Re: [MBZ] Anyone Ever Heard of This?

Yes. Had it since I first got it. -D > On Mar 20, 2017, at 3:36 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Does it have the updated rack damper bolt? > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Mar 20, 2017, at 2:32 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes >>

Re: [MBZ] 1991 Mercedes benz 560 SEL (project)

I would probably go for it. Looks worth the money. Hard to beat a 560sel. I have had my eye out for a decent 91, I want a last year 560. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 20, 2017, at 2:45 PM, Kevin Kraly via Mercedes > wrote: > > Should I check this out? > >

Re: [MBZ] Anyone Ever Heard of This?

Did you adjust the new rack bolt per the procedure? If you did and it still rocks you have other problems. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 20, 2017, at 2:49 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Yes. It idles and runs great, but the engine sways or shakes at idle. New

Re: [MBZ] Anyone Ever Heard of This?

I did. -D > On Mar 20, 2017, at 5:06 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Did you adjust the new rack bolt per the procedure? If you did and it still > rocks you have other problems. > > Sent from my iPhone > ___

Re: [MBZ] 1991 Mercedes benz 560 SEL (project)

Too bad, those are always so far away it would cost $2000 to get it here. If it was close, I would snag it. It would make a good SDL with SLS! Dan Penoff via Mercedes March 20, 2017 at 2:51 PM Check it out, but be really careful. You could have a real mess in

Re: [MBZ] Anyone Ever Heard of This?

Yes, I might try that first to see if there's any effect. -D > On Mar 20, 2017, at 3:35 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > > On Mon, 20 Mar 2017 15:32:03 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > >> Thanks for researching this, Manfred! >> >> The

Re: [MBZ] Anyone Ever Heard of This?

Yes. It idles and runs great, but the engine sways or shakes at idle. New motor mounts, too. I don't drive it enough to tell for sure, but it may be temperature dependent. -D > On Mar 20, 2017, at 3:44 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Idle speed

Re: [MBZ] Anyone Ever Heard of This?

Thanks for researching this, Manfred! The bolt with spring is a whopping $27 list from Mercedes, so I may order one for my 300D, which has a really rough idle. That is, it shakes at idle big time, but everything is in order from what I can tell. Dan > On Mar 20, 2017, at 3:58 PM, MG via

[MBZ] 1991 Mercedes benz 560 SEL (project)

Should I check this out? https://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/cto/6051594306.html Kevin Sent from my cell ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] 1991 Mercedes benz 560 SEL (project)

Check it out, but be really careful. You could have a real mess in your hands with a vergasser that's sat for several years. -D > On Mar 20, 2017, at 3:45 PM, Kevin Kraly via Mercedes > wrote: > > Should I check this out? > >

Re: [MBZ] 1991 Mercedes benz 560 SEL (project)

On Mon, 20 Mar 2017 12:45:08 -0700 Kevin Kraly via Mercedes wrote: > Should I check this out? > > https://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/cto/6051594306.html > Kevin It sounds like a scam. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search

Re: [MBZ] Sunday's 300SEL Fun

Yeah right it's the neighborhood cats ("beef"). My cousin's husband is half Korean (mother). They visited Fri night, he was talking about Korean stuff his mother makes, damn it made me want to go visit. --FT On 3/19/17 4:12 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Whoops! Wrong recipe. This

Re: [MBZ] My $500 124 cabriolet project is finally home

Hey did you ask the guy about that Disco? Is it still there? --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] 1991 Mercedes benz 560 SEL (project)

Consult your Nigerian banker first before you go. --FT On 3/20/17 3:45 PM, Kevin Kraly via Mercedes wrote: Should I check this out? https://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/cto/6051594306.html Kevin Sent from my cell ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search

[MBZ] 1979 Mercedes 300TD Wagon $3500

1979 Mercedes 300TD Wagon http://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/6051337872.html via cPro for Craigslist iOS: http://tinyurl.com/cPro-iDevice Android: http://tinyurl.com/CL-Android Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] 1979 Mercedes 300TD Wagon $3500

$1500 for the car and $2000 for the prize puppy thoroughbred On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 8:46 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > 1979 Mercedes 300TD Wagon > http://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/6051337872.html > > via cPro for Craigslist > iOS:

Re: [MBZ] The diesel wagon you have always wanted

Whimper. Fred Moir. Lynn MA. Diesel preferred. From: Mercedes on behalf of Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes Sent: 20 March 2017 23:03 To: Mercedes Discussion List; davesl...@okiebenz.com Cc: Kaleb C.

Re: [MBZ] Anyone Ever Heard of This?

Idle speed adjusted correctly? Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 20, 2017, at 2:38 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Yes. Had it since I first got it. > > -D > >> On Mar 20, 2017, at 3:36 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >>

[MBZ] The diesel wagon you have always wanted

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1995-Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-Diesel-/152479065790?hash=item238075e6be:g:45UAAOSwx6pYtXPN=mtr ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Sunday's 300SEL Fun

I'd love to cook this on the gas grille, but would need larger pieces so they don't fall through the grate. On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 7:13 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Kaleb sed: > > ‎>> What the heck is Korean BBQ? > > Then Third Floydsby sez: > > >‎Yeah right

Re: [MBZ] Becker BE-1432

But if it's the wrong code On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 7:00 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > He said he has the code. He’s powered it up to find that it’s timing out > from failed coding attempts. They’re cumulative, so if someone tried it > 4-5 times it’s got to

Re: [MBZ] OT - Milk

I was referring to Rich Thomas' snide and gratuitous remark about fellow travelers. On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 11:51 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > In the late 60's my mom was buying raw milk from a local farm. It came in > large-mouthed gallon glass jars, of the

Re: [MBZ] My $500 124 cabriolet project is finally home

What I'd really like is a red interior. Unfortunately almost every interior piece is unique. Seats, door cards, carpet, door sills, all unique to coupes and cabs. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On March 20, 2017 7:41:06 PM EDT, clay via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Anyone Ever Heard of This?

I read the whole list of messages on this and came to the conclusion that the guy is just trying to make some money. If you read the manual it says that if the spring in there is too weak to keep the pressure above .8 bar then adjust it to 27mm. In other words stretch the spring and put it

Re: [MBZ] My $500 124 cabriolet project is finally home

$500 is a steal Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 20, 2017, at 11:36 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Here she is. Lot's and lots of work ahead, but "she's got good bones". > > - > Max > Charleston SC > > On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 12:28 PM, Dan--- via

Re: [MBZ] My $500 124 cabriolet project is finally home

Hi Max, Sounds like he was ready for that car to be gone from his yard! Those front bumper covers are pretty easy to replace - basically it's a plastic cover with hard blocks of styrofoam behind it. I replaced the front bumper on my '91 shortly after I bought it. Good luck with your

Re: [MBZ] Not Like You Would Be In a Hurry Anyway...

Would have been cool except for the center console hack job Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 20, 2017, at 4:03 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Nice: > >

Re: [MBZ] SDL

The proper response of course, is to drive the rusty 126 to Kaleb's "hinterlands" and do the full engine swap there. Then drive home. No trailering of non-rusty body needed. EdB On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 2:02 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > costs too much to move

Re: [MBZ] Something is wrong with my car

I can smell the diesel when just one return line starts to leak. You didn't smell anything? How in the world can the car get to that state!!? - Max Charleston SC On Sun, Mar 19, 2017 at 11:31 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Well the injector

Re: [MBZ] SDL

Kaleb sez: >I have several non rusty bodies Any 123's? Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

[MBZ] Todd Knutson

A lot of you here know Todd. Todd and his family lost their 21 year old son last week. If you want to reach out to Todd you can do so at: to...@wi.rr.com I am sure they would be appreciative of any and all kind words and support. Dan Sent from my iPad

Re: [MBZ] Anyone Ever Heard of This?

Which hollow bolt is it? I was looking at the EPC for my 350SDL and didn’t see anything like it, just a bunch of hollow bolts. Maybe the OM603 doesn’t use one? On my 300D I found a hollow bolt that it on the end of the return line where it enters the IP - that’s referred to in the EPC as a

Re: [MBZ] Anyone Ever Heard of This?

I had one go bad on a OM621. I have known about them for forty-some years. clay via Mercedes March 19, 2017 at 9:32 PM I just did yesterday. Club event at local shop, we got to put cars in the air. Fellow who has a red 220D that he keeps immaculate, showed up

[MBZ] Not Like You Would Be In a Hurry Anyway...

Nice: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1979-Mercedes-Benz-200-Series-240D-/122399138549?hash=item1c7f8ea2f5:g:HTMAAOSwzgBYyFrS=mtr Don’t care for the center console, but…. -D

Re: [MBZ] Macbook linux?

Curley, Are you sure it is a Core 2? The spec list I'm looking at lists the processor for a MacBook 1,1 as a Core Duo 1.83 13". That also explains the 2GB RAM cap, the Core Duo's were 32-Bit processors. Technically if you could get the motherboard to recognize the DIMM it should be able to

Re: [MBZ] My $500 124 cabriolet project is finally home

Answering a multitude of questions from ya'll, here's the story. I think I've shared most of this before. Surfing Craigs list one night last fall, found a local ad for a 1995 E320, decided to "click on the link" given that an E320 could be sedan, station wagon, coupe, ??? Nothing in the text

Re: [MBZ] Macbook linux?

An Intel Mac is an Intel PC. While Apple has added some customization to the ROM with the EFI, it is still the base reference Intel EFI underneath. As long as the GRUB you are using has the support for EFI in it you should be able to boot. Also, GPT disks are usually a thing in the Apple world,

Re: [MBZ] Becker BE-1432

You probably have to wait 24 hours Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 20, 2017, at 10:36 AM, Larry Turner via Mercedes > wrote: > > Hi Guys, > I bought a used Becker and when I powered it up all it does is flash "Wait". > I have the security code but it never asked for it.

Re: [MBZ] My $500 124 cabriolet project is finally home

Didn't happen if there are no pictures. -D Sent from my iPad > On Mar 20, 2017, at 11:29 AM, Larry Turner via Mercedes > wrote: > > Hey Max, > It sounds pretty good! How's the soft top? IIRC those thingsare pretty > expensive to have professionally installed.

Re: [MBZ] My $500 124 cabriolet project is finally home

OK, you asked for it. Standby to approve a message with picture attached - Max Charleston SC On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 12:28 PM, Dan--- via Mercedes wrote: > Didn't happen if there are no pictures. > > -D > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Mar 20, 2017, at

Re: [MBZ] Macbook linux?

Puppy is a good, lightweight distro, I've used it a lot as a portable OS on a USB drive. Sadly Mac won't support that, or I've never gotten it to work anyway. Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 11:52 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: What

Re: [MBZ] Photographer of the week

20inch rims yo. --FT On 3/19/17 8:31 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: Mercedes SEL 560 http://tulsa.craigslist.org/cto/6050804378.html via cPro for Craigslist iOS: http://tinyurl.com/cPro-iDevice Android: http://tinyurl.com/CL-Android Sent from my iPhone

Re: [MBZ] Something is wrong with my car

Well yes I could smell it, could seem it leaking all over the shop floor. I have not driven this car since I got it home. Just now started tearing into It. What should have been a simple job took many hours because whoever worked on it before had the metal lines so tight it took forever to beat

Re: [MBZ] Something is wrong with my car

It's a 95 e300 Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 20, 2017, at 9:22 AM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > > On Mon, 20 Mar 2017 08:32:17 -0500 Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > >> Well yes I could smell it, could seem it leaking all over the shop >>

Re: [MBZ] Something is wrong with my car

Ah, ok, so this is a recent purchase I take it? - Max Charleston SC On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 9:32 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Well yes I could smell it, could seem it leaking all over the shop floor. > I have not driven this car since I got it

Re: [MBZ] Something is wrong with my car

Well I bought it last year and brought it home where it sat till now, so fairly recent. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 20, 2017, at 8:45 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Ah, ok, so this is a recent purchase I take it? > > - > Max > Charleston SC >

Re: [MBZ] OT - Milk

New Hampshire changed its milk laws a couple years ago allowing individual farms to more easily sell direct to stores. As a result we're getting very good milk in glass bottles from a couple local dairies. Costs a little more, plus the deposit for the glass bottle, but we don't drink as much at

Re: [MBZ] OT - Maine hermit

Maine and New Hampster are full of them. A college friend of mine was from the Boston area, his family would go up that way a lot, I think his dad might have had a "camp" or something up there. His dad had a bit of affinity for that lifestyle (he was a shop teacher and contractor) and knew a

Re: [MBZ] SDL

Good plan! Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 20, 2017, at 9:06 AM, Ed Booher via Mercedes > wrote: > > The proper response of course, is to drive the rusty 126 to Kaleb's > "hinterlands" and do the full engine swap there. Then drive home. No > trailering of non-rusty body

Re: [MBZ] SDL

Actually yes Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 20, 2017, at 7:46 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > Kaleb sez: > >> I have several non rusty bodies > > Any 123's? > > Rick > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list

Re: [MBZ] Not Like You Would Be In a Hurry Anyway...

Taking a driving pic with the brake warning light on is a bit of a hint... -Curt From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes To: Mercedes List Cc: Dan Penoff Sent: Monday, March 20, 2017 9:04 AM Subject: [MBZ] Not Like You Would Be In

[MBZ] My $500 124 cabriolet project is finally home

So now I have something to keep me out the streets. I bought this car from a tow company that was selling it as abandoned property. Tow Co. had already gotten the title, so I've got a good title for it. Driver's side window was left rolled completely down for several years, so the interior is

Re: [MBZ] Something is wrong with my car

On Mon, 20 Mar 2017 08:32:17 -0500 Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > Well yes I could smell it, could seem it leaking all over the shop > floor. I have not driven this car since I got it home. Just now started > tearing into It. What should have been a simple job took

Re: [MBZ] Becker BE-1432

Leave it powered continuously until it asks for the code. Might take a day or three. Somebody blew the code entry enough times that it has put you on punishment detail. If you're lucky, it's still on the hour-long wait. I hope you _do_ have the security code. -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] My $500 124 cabriolet project is finally home

Hey Max, It sounds pretty good! How's the soft top? IIRC those thingsare pretty expensive to have professionally installed. Sends me some photos if you get a chance. Do you plan this to be a daily driver or a fix and sell? Did they ever put manual trans in those? Doubt it... Larry On

[MBZ] Becker BE-1432

Hi Guys, I bought a used Becker and when I powered it up all it does is flash "Wait". I have the security code but it never asked for it.I put my old Becker back in and it performed normally - flashed "Wait" then asked for the code. Any ideas? LarryT 91 300D

Re: [MBZ] OT - Milk

In the late 60's my mom was buying raw milk from a local farm. It came in large-mouthed gallon glass jars, of the mayonnaise or pickles variety. Not robust enough for commercial use, for sure. IIRC glass milk bottles are more like hollow bowling pins, and nearly as stout. -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] Macbook linux?

What about Puppy linux? Myself I'd use OSX 10.whatever on it. It's Unix enough that way. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] My $500 124 cabriolet project is finally home

Nice lookin for sitting outside for so long. Meade Dillon via Mercedes March 20, 2017 at 11:36 AM Here she is. Lot's and lots of work ahead, but "she's got good bones". - Max Charleston SC ___

Re: [MBZ] Becker BE-1432

Thanks Kaleb - On 03/20/2017 12:37 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: You probably have to wait 24 hours Sent from my iPhone On Mar 20, 2017, at 10:36 AM, Larry Turner via Mercedes wrote: Hi Guys, I bought a used Becker and when I powered it up all it does is

Re: [MBZ] My $500 124 cabriolet project is finally home

speaking of the top - is it hydraulically operated or electric? LarryT On 03/20/2017 12:39 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: Larry, Soft top is decent on the exterior, but the liner is falling down inside. I haven't found any rips on the outside, but there are a couple of wear spots that

Re: [MBZ] My $500 124 cabriolet project is finally home

Larry, Soft top is decent on the exterior, but the liner is falling down inside. I haven't found any rips on the outside, but there are a couple of wear spots that concern me. Plan is to bring back to a driver to enjoy on weekends. I also doubt they were ever offered by MBUSA with a manual

Re: [MBZ] I am an Idiot

Likely could make them in 2 pieces with the ramp detachable from the flat topped part. RB On 19/03/2017 9:54 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Yeah, if there was a negative about my wooden ramps it would be that they’re long, maybe 5’, and it makes it harder to get under the car some times.

Re: [MBZ] My $500 124 cabriolet project is finally home

Outside looks nice. Any idea of the condition of the hydraulics? The very, very best hydraulic cylinder rebuild guy in the world is Klauss at Top Hydraulics. And his stuff is very reasonably priced, too. -D Sent from my iPad > On Mar 20, 2017, at 12:36 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes >

Re: [MBZ] I am an Idiot

Easy enough to do with 2x wood ramp and blocks. Randy Bennell via Mercedes March 20, 2017 at 11:58 AM Likely could make them in 2 pieces with the ramp detachable from the flat topped part. RB ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] My $500 124 cabriolet project is finally home

Thanks Max - Best of luck with it!! How many miles on the engine and do you know why the tow co had it to begin with? I know that's asking a lot but I thought I'd ask ;-) I guess the storage fees added up pretty quickly for the previous owner. Just looked at the photo - WOW - that looks

Re: [MBZ] I am an Idiot

AND some form or connectors that cannot let go while you are driving up or down. RB On 20/03/2017 12:00 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: Easy enough to do with 2x wood ramp and blocks. Randy Bennell via Mercedes March 20, 2017 at 11:58 AM Likely could

Re: [MBZ] Becker BE-1432

In a nutshell, every time an incorrect code is entered a watchdog timer in the radio's logic resets and adds more time to the previous interval. In other words, the more you attempt to enter incorrect codes the longer it will be before you're allowed to re-enter a code. The timer increments in