Many automakers require owners to use synthetic motor oil in their cars’
engines. This is because synthetic oil has some advantages over conventional
motor oil. It’s designed to be more effective at:
Resisting break-down, and thus lasts longer than mineral oil
Withstanding high temperat
I believe with some cars dino oil = no warranty. VW I'm sure since no dino oil
meets their specs. Toyota had that sludging thing when people didn't use the
proper synthetic oil so I suspect thats their spec also.
-Curt
From: Randy Bennell via Mercedes
To: Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Cc:
How do you know that? I asked Mobil back 4 or 5 years ago and the said it was
still Group IV.
-Curt
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Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 6:05 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] An oil question
Dr Booth is wrong.
If only somebody had already done that...
Oh wait, that was me...
https://youtu.be/1t-dOOnRwgU
-Curt
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> On August 8, 2017 at 6:05 P
Which has always been my contention.
-Curt
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> On August 8, 2017 at 9:48 PM Russ Williams via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
>
> Don DON"T
I use synthetic in the cars because VW requires it but also because they get
10,000 mile oil changes. The Golf gets Lubrimoly 4100 as it meets the proper VW
spec, the Jetta is older and M1 5w40 is good enough for it.
The pickup used to get M1 but last year I changed to the Valvoline quickie
cha
This is a fascinating story! It is a story about a guy who is a
pharmacy/medical courier. He drives 200,000 miles per year for his job. He
had a 2011 Ford Fiesta that he drove to 740,000 miles before giving it to his
wife to drive. Read the story and look at what the guy does on an annual b
I totally agree with the comment that Ford should have given him a free car
when he retired the Fiesta. I'm pretty sure that MB still does that for
original owners, this dude should have gone that route with an E-class
diesel (better mileage, more room, more comfort) and then his next MB would
hav
Randy wrote:
"For what it is worth, I will throw my 2 cents in . . .
I suspect that the primary advantage of synthetics is in either very hot or
very cold weather.
Here in the great white north, we get a lot of pretty cold weather.
I believe we were led to believe that the oil would flow much be
It is VERY nice. But, its going to need head gaskets soon. At least that has
been my experience with that engine in the 126 chassis. Its too underpowered
for me to think it's a good setup. I think its too much car for an engine that
worked great in the 124.
Don Snook
-Original Mess
Whoops. Ignore my prior email. I didn't realize the headgasket had been done
already.
Don Snook
-Original Message-
From: Donald Snook
Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2017 11:05 AM
To: 'Kaleb C. Striplin' ; mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: RE: [MBZ] 1990 Mercedes 300SE W126 S-Class with 92
The other thing to note in the Blackstone study is that the newer oil is MORE
damaging than used oil. I've seen this noted before too where the oil has to
"break in" a little. I'm not sure I understand why but the numbers seem clear,
if the oil can support it longer oil change intervals are bett
I get the argument that a flush wouldn't clean the filter. Similarly, a
transmission service including the filter only replaces 40% or so of the fluid.
So, I suppose if one would like to do the best thing it would be to do a
filter change AND a flush.
Don Snook
-Original Message-
I am reminded of last year when I had to replace the valve cover gasket on the
1952 Farmall Super M. I've been using 15w40 diesel oil in that for the last few
years. I'm sure in days gone by it was fed a lot of 30wt non-detergent so when
I first started using detergent oil I mixed it in slowly,
I always laugh when you guys make fun of the 300SE for being underpowered,
Kaleb especially since he'll then remember fondly his 240D...
-Curt
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To: Kaleb C. Striplin ; "mercedes@okiebenz.com"
Cc: Donald Snook
Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2017 12:06 PM
S
I doubt Mercedes would give him a new free car. This car has been used for
commercial purposes.
Don Snook
-Original Message-
From: Meade Dillon [mailto:dillonm...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2017 10:39 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 200,000 miles per
In the past I've alternated fluid flush and full transmission service. If
you're changing the fluid while it still has life in it, it shouldn't really
matter.
-Curt
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To: Mitch Haley ; Mercedes Discussion List
Cc: Donald Snook
Sent: Wednesday, August 9
I drove one and I drove a 124 with the same engine. The LWB 126 was definitely
underpowered by comparison. It would certainly go high speed. But, it felt
like I was pushing the engine to its limit too frequently. In the 124, the
same engine always felt like it was cruising without straining
I wonder what that guy's @$$ is like spending 200kmi/yr in a car seat. YOW!
--R
On 8/9/17 11:25 AM, Donald Snook via Mercedes wrote:
This is a fascinating story! It is a story about a guy who is a
pharmacy/medical courier. He drives 200,000 miles per year for his job. He
had a 2011 Ford
150k/year is a good score for a trucker, average is probably closer to 120k for
long haul.
Most fleets, averaging 3k a week makes you a star performer.
Mitch.
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On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 12:12 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I am reminded of last year when I had to replace the valve cover gasket on
> the 1952 Farmall Super M. I've been using 15w40 diesel oil in tha
I have been sorta intrigued by these tiny houses that are becoming
popular. Most of them seem to be built on like a 16ft utility trailer
so they can be moved around to a semi-permanent location. While some of
them are pretty nice, it kinda makes me wonder why not just buy a travel
trailer or
Gall-dang Google and their sharing settings...
Try: https://goo.gl/photos/AETJhEx8LH11mKKJ7
and: https://goo.gl/photos/VUA7SU7UkMNSfSis7
From: Meade Dillon
To: Curt Raymond ; Mercedes Discussion List
Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2017 12:55 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Another note on oil
Travel trailers are made out of aluminum foil and spit. The REQUIRE lots of
maintenance and when the roof leaks they're quickly ruined. Notice how I didn't
put "if" the roof leaks?You can get travel trailers cheap cheap, sometimes
people will pay you to take them away...
-Curt
From: Rich
Craig is way ahead of you, already has his commercial trunk driver's (CDL?)
license, bought the truck and trailer, and is turning the trailer into a
moving / storage thing.
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Max
Charleston SC
On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 12:58 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
Just to feed your musings a bit.. one of the semi trailers I have is a 53'
low floor high cube dry van.. it uses 19.5 semi tires [sort of special], is
8'6" wide, and inside height is 9" ft.
Make that work? Perhaps a couple of "HGE" slide outs?
The HOA will bitch if you park it in your drivew
That works! Looks like a pretty clean engine to me.
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Max
Charleston SC
On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 1:04 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
> Gall-dang Google and their sharing settings...
>
> Try: https://goo.gl/photos/AETJhEx8LH11mKKJ7
>
> and: https://goo.gl/photos/VUA7SU7UkMNSfSis7
>
>
>
_
How's that MB bus coming along?
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Max
Charleston SC
On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 1:09 PM, G Mann via Mercedes
wrote:
> Just to feed your musings a bit.. one of the semi trailers I have is a 53'
> low floor high cube dry van.. it uses 19.5 semi tires [sort of special], is
> 8'6" wide, and
BTW... I also have "one of those big buses" you mentioned... 40' long X
8'6" wide X 11:4" tall with huge baggage bays in the bottom, originally
configured for 53 passengers.. now being converted to a luxury apartment on
wheels...
Made by Mercedes.. so part of the "Mercedes fleet".
On Wed, Aug
And they have Bostrom seats or the equivalent, too. Big difference between that
and what's in a car.
-D
> On Aug 9, 2017, at 12:46 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> 150k/year is a good score for a trucker, average is probably closer to 120k
> for long haul.
> Most fleets, averaging
Thanks for asking. been busy building out the workshop at the Ranch..
120'X70'X14' eve height... once it's up... will attack the build full time.
On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 10:12 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> How's that MB bus coming along?
>
> -
> Ma
Not bad for 65 years old...I forgot to mention I've been using "Traveler" brand
15w40 from Tractor Supply. The only reason for that choice is that its the
cheapest option, comes in 2.5 gallon jugs. Slightly cheaper to buy 5 gallons at
a time but much more annoying to handle the big bucket.This y
This is what I was wondering about. I see them used for $10-$25k on
just a cursory search, price seems to depend on tires, brakes, etc. but
that wouldn't be a big deal if the unit is going to be mostly
stationary. I guess that "standard" height is probably about as tall as
the trailer could
Yeah we need pics on that thing. Pics of your whole setup so we can all
drool on our keyboards.
--R
On 8/9/17 1:16 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote:
Thanks for asking. been busy building out the workshop at the Ranch..
120'X70'X14' eve height... once it's up... will attack the build full ti
LOL, I think you need to wrap up some of your 126 projects before starting
another.
There's a tiny house on a trailer for sale on the street close to where I
work, looks totally cheap cheap to me, from the outside.
If I were to invest time & money on an alternate living arrangement, it
would be a
That million mile taxi in Greece was used commercially, and MB gave the guy
a new car . . .
On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 11:14 AM, Donald Snook via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I doubt Mercedes would give him a new free car. This car has been used
> for commercial purposes.
>
> Don Snook
I keep noticing that your "tiny house" is growing with every paragraph -
sounds like you are talking yourself out of a tiny house - you just want
one that you can move . . .
On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 11:58 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I have been sorta intrigued by
Just saws this headline:
"People Are Seriously Regretting Buying Tiny Houses"
http://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/home-and-garden/people-are-seriously-regretting-buying-tiny-houses/ar-AAoyvMj?li=BBnb7Kz
We lived in a 10X45 mobile home when we got married, and for another 10
months after our first c
On Wed, 9 Aug 2017 13:21:34 -0400 Rich Thomas via Mercedes
wrote:
> http://www.commercialtrucktrader.com/Kentucky-Trailers-For-Sale/search-results?make=KENTUCKY%7C2312124&type=trailer
>
> there appear to be this manufacturers used ones readily available
Our drop-frame furniture van was made by
Another timely find:
"Synthetic or conventional oil? The verdict is finally in"
though it is a fluff piece with no real information.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/ownership/synthetic-or-conventional-oil-the-verdict-is-finally-in/ar-BBEs0Bw?li=BBnb7Kz
On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 8:23 AM, Curt Raymon
I saw a show on a young couple that bought an old school bus and turned it into
a tiny house/RV. They called it a tiny house, but it still had the
engine/running gear so I would call it an RV. They did it pretty well. Wood
floors, granite countertops, etc. But, the only people I have ever s
If you shop the market for a bit, you should find a straight frame, 53 ft,
air ride suspension, trailer with "decent tires" for $8,000 or less.
Look for a trailer with an aluminum room, not fiberglass, also. Most of the
fleet haulers retire a trailer after 10 years or so. Expect to do the
brakes,
ESPECIALLY in a Ford Fiesta. I just did 1000 miles in one day. It took about
13.5 hours of actual driving time. My BMW seats are some of the most
comfortable I have had. I can't imagine how thin and plastic the seats in a
Fiesta are.
Don Snook
-Original Message-
From: Rich Thomas
Funny that you mention that. A friend of mine allowed her niece to park a
"tiny house" on her property and it caused a great big fight among the
neighbors and county.
http://www.kwch.com/content/news/Tiny-house-stirs-up-big-controversy-in-Valley-Center-416994813.html
Don Snook
-Original
Yeah I guess that is it. But more of the idea that I could build one at
someplace with a shop space, then move it somewhere onto some land. Or
buy some land, put up a nice metal building for a shop, then build it
from that, out of the Or sell it, or something, I don't know. These
are just
--R wrote:
> I wonder what that guy's @$$ is like spending 200kmi/yr in a car seat. YOW!
List MOM!
--R is talking racist.
or --R is talking... something... bad.
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--R wrote:
> My lunch-time musings, but ideas accepted. I'm wondering if there would be
> a market for larger "tiny" houses built to a spec that was much better than
> your average single-wide.
TinyHouse fascinates me also.
Lemme be your test market owner / driver.
No $$ here but a wanna be show-
--R wrote:
> Yeah we need pics on that thing. Pics of your whole setup so we can all
> drool on our keyboards.
Craig is what makes me drool.
Build space, rigs, time, $$, dry-clime, etc.
tin.man
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Unfortunately, being sedentary is very unhealthy. There should be some sort
of pedals in cars, and the speed of the vehicle could be proportional to
the watts generated by the operator.
A cardiologist friend once did this for his TV. Kids had to pedal like all
get out to generate enough power to w
Donald wrote:
> I can't imagine being married for 15 (or more) years and then living in 600
> sq. ft.
This widower thinks that space is just fine.
tin.man
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On Wed, 9 Aug 2017 12:47:49 -0700 Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
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> Unfortunately, being sedentary is very unhealthy. There should be some
> sort of pedals in cars, and the speed of the vehicle could be
> proportional to the watts generated by the operator.
There is a big focus on health and
This went for a hammer price of $2900 today (not absolute auction, insurance
company may refuse high bid), plus there's about $500 in buyer fees from
Copart, but in theory that's a lot of car for $3500 plus repairs.
https://www.copart.com/lot/7937
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How much to replace the now deployed and worthless airbags?
I'm guessing $1,200 each?
On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 2:35 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes <
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> This went for a hammer price of $2900 today (not absolute auction,
> insurance company may refuse high bid), plus there
I'm flipping thru channels and Bonanza is on. I always loved those cartoon
drawings of the mining scenes at beginning of the show.
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And the map that bursts into flames?
> On Aug 9, 2017, at 8:06 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I'm flipping thru channels and Bonanza is on. I always loved those cartoon
> drawings of the mining scenes at beginning of the show.
>
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Yea that too. This was one of the "lost" episodes and has a different theme
song. I prefer the original.
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> On Aug 9, 2017, at 7:26 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> And the map that bursts into flames?
>
>
>> On Aug 9, 2017, at 8:06 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Merc
1976 Mercedes 450 sel 6.9 liter
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s://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/cto/d/original-mercedesd-diesel/6257620680.html
Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon
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I didn't like episodes with sketchy Candy in them.
Bob R
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> On Aug 9, 2017, at 5:54 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
> wrote:
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> Yea that too. This was one of the "lost" episodes and has a different theme
> song. I prefer the original.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> O
On Wed, 9 Aug 2017 20:39:59 -0700 Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
wrote:
> I didn't like episodes with sketchy Candy in them.
But http://ponderosascenery.homestead.com/files/castbios/candy.html
says,
Two years after Pernell Roberts left Bonanza, a new character
was brought in to fill the gap
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