Re: [MBZ] $500E300 crash

Wow, that is frustrating. When I encounter that, I flip on my brights. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC On July 22, 2019 3:33:11 PM EDT, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: >I downloaded my dashcam vid and watched the segment from crashing into >the tree.  I see now why I did not see the tree, some

Re: [MBZ] Dealer Parts, What Would You Do?

Naperville offers free shipping under some circumstances, I believe. You can call them and talk to a warm body if necessary, too. Would you also avoid sales taxes? Consider that if you’re buying online. -D > On Jul 23, 2019, at 7:18 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > I asked my local

Re: [MBZ] $500E300 crash

Hard to do when Bubba is behind you with his HF LED light bar on the front bumper of the jacked up truck, putting it right in your line of vision. I would like to take a baseball bat to those things. -D > On Jul 23, 2019, at 6:01 AM, Max Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Wow, that is

Re: [MBZ] $500E300 crash

In those cases, I slow down and pull over, let the jerk go by, they have the privilege to be my ticket sponge. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC On July 23, 2019 7:30:13 AM EDT, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >Hard to do when Bubba is behind you with his HF LED light bar on the >front bumper of the

Re: [MBZ] $500E300 crash

Yeah, that’s what I’ve done as well. I might even inadvertently hit my “visual horn” after they’ve passed me. -D > On Jul 23, 2019, at 7:43 AM, Max Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > In those cases, I slow down and pull over, let the jerk go by, they have the > privilege to be my ticket

Re: [MBZ] Tell lights 200

Cursive writing in primary schools went the way of the horse and buggy about 25 years ago if not more. I remember my oldest son not having cursive writing in school, and he’s in his early 30s. Although I think it’s important to know how to sign one’s name rather than making a bunch of “X”s.

Re: [MBZ] A posting from another fakebook group

That is a dumb idea. Lower your fuel mileage, wear out your engine faster, pollute the environment and risk a ticket for doing so. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC On July 21, 2019 6:34:50 PM EDT, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >For the older diesels the first round of death for them was the

[MBZ] Dealer Parts, What Would You Do?

I asked my local dealer for a discount on parts, and he talked to his manager. He says the best they can do is 15 percent off after I spend $1,000 and 20 percent off after I spend $5,000. Naperville MB lists their prices at a 26 percent discount, but then there is shipping. I would like to

Re: [MBZ] Dealer Parts, What Would You Do?

Have you brought them some examples from the online sites? My local dealer told me they have people doing this all the time and usually match the price for people. They have to understand that this is the way the business is going. Its also important that if you expect a very good price, you

Re: [MBZ] Dealer Parts, What Would You Do?

Good points, Jaime. I do as much legwork for my dealer people that I can within the limitations of my resources. I use online (free) EPC web sites, so I often don’t have the advantage of things like color codes or footnotes, but if I have the number it makes their job a lot easier as they’ll

Re: [MBZ] $500E300 crash

Nobody pays attention to visual horns. When I am behind a moron riding the left late I flash them to move over so the line of cars behind them can pass. They are either oblivious or just don’t care. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 23, 2019, at 6:49 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > >

Re: [MBZ] A posting from another fakebook group

but it will attract all the wimmins! --FT On 7/23/19 6:07 AM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: That is a dumb idea. Lower your fuel mileage, wear out your engine faster, pollute the environment and risk a ticket for doing so. -- --FT ___

Re: [MBZ] Dealer Parts, What Would You Do?

Interesting that you should mention these things. I indeed looked up part numbers on an online EPC, loaded the parts into the online cart on Naperville Mercedes online site, and printed out the page, with prices included. That is what I handed the parts fellow at my local dealership. I told him

[MBZ] Top 5 mafia cars in India

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Re: [MBZ] Dealer Parts, What Would You Do?

Yeah, I've talked to Naperville Mercedes staff a couple times. One guy was great, the other was so so. Yep, I can save on sales tax, even though I only live an hour and a half away. Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: July 23, 2019 6:23 AM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to:

Re: [MBZ] $500E300 crash

Coming back from camp last month somebody was behind me tailgating like crazy. I was kind of tired and the road was small and weaving so I pulled over and let them roar off. Caught up at a stop light a couple miles up. When the light changed he roared off like the devil was on his tail. He got

Re: [MBZ] $500E300 crash

We need to petition the police to lower their tolerance for people sitting in the left lane, its becoming a real problem. I hate it when I'm in the left lane in a line of traffic and somebody pulls in behind and flashes their lights. Where exactly do you think you're going to go? Worse still

[MBZ] One for Craig

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[MBZ] Garage A/c Wuz:Test Message

I've had a 18k BTU window AC sitting in a corner to put in #1 Daughter's garage for 9 years. Cutting and framing a hole is no big deal, but getting the 240v there is not an easy proposition.   When I changed the timing chain guides on her M116, I had to stop every couple minutes to drain the

Re: [MBZ] Test Message

Sloppy construction Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote on 7/20/19 7:22 PM: It always puzzled me why in southern climates the use of insulation is minimal. I mean, yeah you don't get sub zero temps, but a/c is expensive to run also. I suppose air infiltration is an issue too. Gotta keep the heat

Re: [MBZ] $500E300 crash

Even if I’m doing the limit, if the doofus in the right lane is tracking me at the same speed, I’ll speed up enough to pass them and get over. Florida is like the absolute worst for this sort of driving asshattery. I get on the freeway to go to/from work and get in the right lane and set my

Re: [MBZ] Tell lights 200

Wow that dates me a bit. I know how to do all those things including how to cut a quill. MG fmiser via Mercedes wrote: Allan wrote: It's getting bad. I think in another generation or two, nobody will know how to write (i.e. longhand), type, or spell. The typical high school kid today,

Re: [MBZ] Tell lights 200

Amen.  If I were king for a day, I'd eliminate schools and their taxes. tell parents to band together and teach or hire a teacher with the money they are no longer taxed for.   6-8 years in a one room school was far superior to a current kolledge ejamacation in most  cases.   (oh, and sell the

Re: [MBZ] Tell lights 200

Per student, the public funded educational system spends more than any country in the world... yet, USA schools are ranked near the bottom So, the question comes, "If we just throw more money at the problem, will it fix it's self?" On a daily basis, in business, I am confronted by less than

Re: [MBZ] Test Message

Already got mine. State of Florida Miami-Dade building code approved. Not cheap. Been up there for 2-3 years now and still working great. Thanks! -D > On Jul 23, 2019, at 11:48 AM, Curley McLain <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I have new solar powered attic fans for sale in the south. I

Re: [MBZ] AC options for 300SD

Now all you have to do is find out how to spin it to get the oil pickup on the bottom when it is in it's new position on the Mercedes. MG Clay Monroe via Mercedes wrote: I rescued one from a Chebby truck at PnP. Not bad for the price and had a 12v supply in the tool box to check the clutch

Re: [MBZ] Buying BMW; Selling Mercedes

Our 2006 BMW X5 is the most expensive vehicle we have ever owned, by far. And I'm not including the purchase price, either. (We bought it used.) Never again. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] 2006 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E 350 4MATIC needs tranny $1500

Or the same thing as what happened to our 240D.   Failure does not have to be electronic in the 2006. Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote on 7/22/19 2:19 PM: Says the 4matics are still 722.6, the 2WD got a 7spd 722.9(? I think) In any case, this is what the guy says:    Just  stopped pulling

Re: [MBZ] Crack smoking in the FB123 group

You should advertise your TD.   Should be worth $1500 to 2K to the morons with cash. Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote on 7/22/19 1:58 PM: 1983 Mercedes-Benz 240D $2,000 Absecon, NJ Sadly, I feel it's time to part with my beloved Benz. The powertrain is solid and it has never failed to start

[MBZ] Buying BMW; Selling Mercedes

Daughter, who has a 2007 Mercedes GL320cdi SUV, is thinking about buying a new BMW SUV and selling her Mercedes SUV. Has anyone heard anything good or bad about BMW's current models or recent BMW models in general? Also, what is the best way for her to sell her Mercedes SUV? I'm wondering

Re: [MBZ] Buying BMW; Selling Mercedes

Somehow I doubt that Gerry's daughter has the same idea as most of us (and especially Jim) of what is a good value to purchase and operate a car. Maybe she'll surprise me, and already has constructed an oil sucker from an empty give gallon pale and an old vacuum cleaner. -- Max Dillon

Re: [MBZ] Garage A/c Wuz:Test Message

Make the time for it. You’ll kick yourself for not doing it earlier. I had a fuel hose on the 220SEb that cracked this morning. Pulled the car into the garage, closed the door, turned on the AC and went out anhour later and did the work in relative comfort while the outside air is in the high

Re: [MBZ] $500E300 crash

Yes, UNLESS they are doing the speed limit. You have no right to expect someone else to let you drive over the limit - at least you shouldn't. OK now has a law so you can be fined for "blocking the left lane" - I now call the left lane the "no limit" lane. Where is the respect for the law and

Re: [MBZ] Garage A/c Wuz:Test Message

other stuff has been higher priority Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote on 7/23/19 10:28 AM: Make the time for it. You’ll kick yourself for not doing it earlier. I had a fuel hose on the 220SEb that cracked this morning. Pulled the car into the garage, closed the door, turned on the AC and

Re: [MBZ] Garage A/c Wuz:Test Message

What is a garage? Some kind of service tool? Fred. On Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 11:28 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Make the time for it. You’ll kick yourself for not doing it earlier. > > I had a fuel hose on the 220SEb that cracked this morning. Pulled the car > into

Re: [MBZ] One for Craig

<<< P.S. It is interesting that this message didn't show up until this morning, two days after it was sent ...> The message had to make "full circle". ;)) On Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 10:16 AM Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Sun, 21 Jul 2019 10:47:02 -0500 Curley McLain via

Re: [MBZ] Tell lights 200

Which is why support for "gifted" programs is so important - it let's those who rise to the top reach their potential instead of staying with the bottom of the class. Too bad it's frowned on these days as "elite" and "those kids dopn't need anything more, they're smart already". On Tue, Jul 23,

Re: [MBZ] One for Craig

Some of you might know the story of Bloody Stupid Johnson and the new pie... -Curt On Tuesday, July 23, 2019, 1:16:38 PM EDT, Craig via Mercedes wrote: On Sun, 21 Jul 2019 10:47:02 -0500 Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: > It's a favorite project of mine > A new value of pi to

Re: [MBZ] AC options for 300SD

Exact same mountings and position based on the spare compressor I found while digging through all the W126 goodies in my stash. Turned out I had the whole set up already but for the O rings just sitting in a rubbermaid tub. clay > On Jul 23, 2019, at 6:43 AM, MG via Mercedes wrote: > > Now

Re: [MBZ] Test Message

Next major earthquake will take care of all this. -D > On Jul 23, 2019, at 4:43 PM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes > wrote: > > My morning constitutionals around the neighborhoods bears this out for ANC. > There is a short construction season, but even the $500k homes are built with > low-end

Re: [MBZ] Test Message

Take a gander at the mapz of Goog. The town is a literal residential dead end. Maybe that is the new thing, but I come from a world were streets line up in some manner and you are able to get to other places from here. ANC has few residential roads that are not dead ends. Subsections and

Re: [MBZ] 123 LWB

Be a nice limo to shuttle long distance Q attendees from airport to the park. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Tue, Jul 23, 2019, 8:26 PM Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >

Re: [MBZ] Test Message

My morning constitutionals around the neighborhoods bears this out for ANC. There is a short construction season, but even the $500k homes are built with low-end big-box store bargain materials. The temps swung from below -40c to over +30c this past year. The use of rebar or steel mat in

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Benz SL600

Mine was well under $3,000 so I guess I can afford to spend another $27k on it --FT On 7/23/19 6:16 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: V-12-powered Mercedes-Benzes are incredibly expensive when new, but you can get a 1990s SL600 for well under $30,000 now. Of course, it'll probably be

Re: [MBZ] Buying BMW; Selling Mercedes

We had a 2018 x5d that ate its fuel pump twice in 8000 miles. We told BMW we had no confidence in it. They gave us all the money we had paid on the lease and the money for the factory hitch and all weather floormats I had put into it. So we drove it free for 6 or 8 months. I was very glad to see

Re: [MBZ] Buying BMW; Selling Mercedes

On Tue, 23 Jul 2019 17:07:47 -0400 (EDT) Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: > However somebody here might want it for more than trade in value. > I don't think Craig and Shirley are looking for one any more ... Actually, I'm interested. Craig ___

Re: [MBZ] Tell lights 200

A number of schools I attended had two classes for each grade through Jr. High. There was the dummy class and the bright kids. Some occasional flow between groups, I suspect to keep the dumb kids from figuring out just how limited their prospects for higher education might be. The same kids

[MBZ] Mercedes Benz SL600

V-12-powered Mercedes-Benzes are incredibly expensive when new, but you can get a 1990s SL600 for well under $30,000 now. Of course, it'll probably be costly to maintain, but hey, you'll be driving one of the finest grand touring roadsters of the era.

[MBZ] 123 LWB

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Re: [MBZ] Kleb Car!!!

How about a Dan quick flip car? Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Tue, Jul 23, 2019, 6:57 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > > https://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/cto/d/clearwater-1997-mercedes-benz-s320/6940745796.html > > -D > > > ___ >

Re: [MBZ] One for Craig

Something like this (be sure to watch for the Dalek)? https://youtu.be/Ew6aAEiyeyc -D > On Jul 23, 2019, at 4:21 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: > > Not exactly: https://wiki.lspace.org/mediawiki/Bergholt_Stuttley_Johnson > > >

Re: [MBZ] $500E300 crash

Not much issue with that here in ANC. Not that many multi lane roads. Once out of town it is two lane roads with the occasional slow driver turn outs. Summer is a rolling blockage with the tour busses full of cruise passengers and a parade of rental RVs competing with the locals on their way

Re: [MBZ] One for Craig

You know it is said that in the North End (“nawtend”) one can still smell molasses on a hot day --FT Sent from iPhone > On Jul 23, 2019, at 4:15 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Is that like the Boston Molasses Flood of 1919? > > -D > > >> On Jul 23, 2019, at 4:01 PM, Curt Raymond

Re: [MBZ] Kleb Car!!!

C’mon. For probably $500? You know you could probably fix it and flip it. It’s an M104. There can’t be anything majorly wrong with it., I would guess. Other than maybe the air cleaner. -D > On Jul 23, 2019, at 6:58 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Meh > > On 7/23/2019 5:57

Re: [MBZ] Kleb Car!!!

Could I put the diesel in it from the $500E300? --FT On 7/23/19 7:03 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: C’mon. For probably $500? You know you could probably fix it and flip it. It’s an M104. There can’t be anything majorly wrong with it., I would guess. Other than maybe the air cleaner. -D

Re: [MBZ] Buying BMW; Selling Mercedes

BAT doesn't want her 12 year old mommy wagon. Maybe if it was in AMG63 trim, but never a GL320. However somebody here might want it for more than trade in value. I don't think Craig and Shirley are looking for one any more, but IIRC a 2007 CDI isn't a bad engine to have.

Re: [MBZ] One for Craig

So I’ve heard. -D > On Jul 23, 2019, at 4:54 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > You know it is said that in the North End (“nawtend”) one can still smell > molasses on a hot day > > --FT > Sent from iPhone > >> On Jul 23, 2019, at 4:15 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes >> wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Tell lights 200

We have had dysfunctional parenting for ages. What makes the current batch of idiots so bad is that the Greatest Generation wanted a better world for their children that they were a bit more forgiving about discipline. The boomers went nuts being their own brand of people and had children who

[MBZ] Kleb Car!!!

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Re: [MBZ] Kleb Car!!!

Meh On 7/23/2019 5:57 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: https://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/cto/d/clearwater-1997-mercedes-benz-s320/6940745796.html -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

Re: [MBZ] The latest from the 123 Facebook experts

That is OEM. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 23, 2019, at 8:06 PM, Dwight Giles wrote: > > How,about Hengst or Mann? > > Dwight Giles Jr. > Wickford RI > >> On Tue, Jul 23, 2019, 8:58 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote: >> Buy Wix or Napa filters over OEM. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >>

Re: [MBZ] The latest from the 123 Facebook experts

OK I just ripped out the springs and put in air bags so I could "stance" the car. Turned up the injection pump so It would "roll coal". Bored a 5 inch hole in the hood for the "hood exhaust mod". Installed rubber band tires that are "22's" with "bling wheels". And, I'm running unprocessed

Re: [MBZ] The latest from the 123 Facebook experts

K all the way baby --FT Sent from iPhone > On Jul 23, 2019, at 9:06 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes > wrote: > > How,about Hengst or Mann? > > Dwight Giles Jr. > Wickford RI > > On Tue, Jul 23, 2019, 8:58 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> Buy Wix or Napa

Re: [MBZ] Tell lights 200

Wow! Did you write with quill pens? My father, who was born in 1862, made his own quill pens for a one room country school from turkey feathers and the ink was made from fruit juice. When pencils came into use around 1900, he started using pencils in his railroad job, but still wrote cursive in

Re: [MBZ] OT Nissan Rogue tranny

Back on the special favors list then? Kudos to you, if that fixes the issues and returns it to service. On Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 7:25 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I think I got my friend’s tranny fixed. It was throwing a code for a > torque converter

Re: [MBZ] The latest from the 123 Facebook experts

How,about Hengst or Mann? Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Tue, Jul 23, 2019, 8:58 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Buy Wix or Napa filters over OEM. > > Sent from my iPhone > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list

[MBZ] OT Nissan Rogue tranny

I think I got my friend’s tranny fixed. It was throwing a code for a torque converter solenoid fault. I ordered a 4-solenoid kit so I had them all, was not much more than just the one. Got filter and fluid too. Dropped the pan and valve body, swapped the solenoid, put it back together, filled

Re: [MBZ] Buying BMW; Selling Mercedes

Bingo! I think you could call my daughter and her husband "upper middle class". They buy the cars they want and pay for repairs without complaint. I'm happy for their financial success, but I could never live like that. Gerry > Somehow I doubt that Gerry's daughter has the same idea as most

Re: [MBZ] Buying BMW; Selling Mercedes

Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > Is your daughter's SUV a Bluetec diesel? She said the BMW would be gas. Her '07 Mercedes SUV was plain diesel. Gerry > > On Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 10:42 AM Max Dillon via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Somehow I doubt that Gerry's daughter has the

[MBZ] FB Group

Just checked the FB 123, and 124 groups. My head hurts... Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Buying BMW; Selling Mercedes

On Tue, 23 Jul 2019 18:19:23 -0600 Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Tue, 23 Jul 2019 17:07:47 -0400 (EDT) Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > > However somebody here might want it for more than trade in value. > > I don't think Craig and Shirley are looking for one any more ... > > Actually,

[MBZ] The latest from the 123 Facebook experts

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Re: [MBZ] Tell lights 200

Money has very little to do with it; look where the money actually goes. As long as equality is more important than quality things will not improve. Parenting (motivation. expectations, and consequences) matters. Otherwise, why do some minorities (like Asians) do so well while others (no

Re: [MBZ] Garage A/c Wuz:Test Message

Yeah I need to do that --FT Sent from iPhone > On Jul 23, 2019, at 11:43 PM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes > wrote: > > When I installed a Pioneer (HighSEER.com) mini split HighSEER strongly > recommended installing a surge suppressor in the breaker box. My Pioneer > outdoor unit looks

Re: [MBZ] Buying BMW; Selling Mercedes

Thanks. If she hasn't finalized the purchase of the BMW, I'll send this to her. Gerry Karl Wittnebel wrote: > We had a 2018 x5d that ate its fuel pump twice in 8000 miles. We told BMW > we had no confidence in it. They gave us all the money we had paid on the > lease and the money for the factory

Re: [MBZ] OT Nissan Rogue tranny

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Re: [MBZ] Garage A/c Wuz:Test Message

I have 2 LG systems. Control board in one has fried twice to power hits. Other than that they have been great. It’s my understanding that Mitsubishi is the best, whatever that means. --FT Sent from iPhone > On Jul 23, 2019, at 1:58 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > People have DIY

Re: [MBZ] Garage A/c Wuz:Test Message

When I installed a Pioneer (HighSEER.com) mini split HighSEER strongly recommended installing a surge suppressor in the breaker box. My Pioneer outdoor unit looks exactly like the new Mitsubishi unit at our church.. > -Original Message- > From: Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Buying BMW; Selling Mercedes

I haven't inquired since she was a little dubious about an auction last time I talked to her. Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: > BAT doesn't want her 12 year old mommy wagon. > Maybe if it was in AMG63 trim, but never a GL320. I haven't inquired since she was a little dubious about an auction

Re: [MBZ] The latest from the 123 Facebook experts

Perfect Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 23, 2019, at 8:14 PM, G Mann via Mercedes > wrote: > > OK I just ripped out the springs and put in air bags so I could > "stance" the car. > Turned up the injection pump so It would "roll coal". > Bored a 5 inch hole in the hood for the "hood exhaust

Re: [MBZ] Garage A/c Wuz:Test Message

He hasn't put the lift in yet Rick   Original Message   From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: July 23, 2019 1:43 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: d...@penoff.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Garage A/c Wuz:Test Message Go to the expense of insulating the

Re: [MBZ] Garage A/c Wuz:Test Message

I installed a 12K mini-split heat pump in my "barn" outbuilding a couple of years back and It's worked well for me so far. The kit was about $600 And it comes as a 120v 10 amp unit or a 220v 5 amp unit. . It required a 2 inch hole for wires and refrigerant lines between the indoor and

Re: [MBZ] OT Nissan Rogue tranny

Got a peach pie! --FT Sent from iPhone > On Jul 23, 2019, at 10:43 PM, G Mann via Mercedes > wrote: > > Back on the special favors list then? > Kudos to you, if that fixes the issues and returns it to service. > > On Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 7:25 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < >

Re: [MBZ] Tell lights 200

For years I wrote with and collected vintage Parker fountain pens. A real pleasure - save for those nasty leaks when I inserted the pen in my pocket sans cap. :( On Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 11:28 PM Scott Ritchey via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Money has very little to do with it;

Re: [MBZ] Tell lights 200

Yes, and return to the medieval days --- On Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 11:23 AM Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Amen. If I were king for a day, I'd eliminate schools and their taxes. > tell parents to band together and teach or hire a teacher with the money > they are no

Re: [MBZ] Garage A/c Wuz:Test Message

That was the next choice had I not been able to find a decently sized window unit. I may still go that route if the HOA gets ugly about my window unit (a no-no if it can be seen from the street, which it can’t unless you look closely.) -D > On Jul 23, 2019, at 1:18 PM, Jaime Kopchinski via

Re: [MBZ] Tell lights 200

Ugh, can you imagine how dumb 90% of the kids would be if their idiot parents were "responsible" for their education? Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 12:23 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: Amen.  If I were king for a day, I'd eliminate schools and their

Re: [MBZ] Garage A/c Wuz:Test Message

Go to the expense of insulating the building first. Yeah, it won’t be cheap, but if you do that and *then* put in an AC unit it will be far more efficient and cool the place down a lot faster. Depending on that the walls are framed out with and the centers, you could probably do it with foam

Re: [MBZ] Tell lights 200

Civilization is a thin veneer over rampant chaos once the lights go out. I guess the troops are able to swoop in and set up their own pocked of calm in the midst of disaster, but getting things set right once again takes time. I have been in situations long ago where SHTF for a prolonged

Re: [MBZ] One for Craig

Is that like the Boston Molasses Flood of 1919? -D > On Jul 23, 2019, at 4:01 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > wrote: > > Some of you might know the story of Bloody Stupid Johnson and the new pie... > -Curt > >On Tuesday, July 23, 2019, 1:16:38 PM EDT, Craig via Mercedes > wrote: >

Re: [MBZ] Garage A/c Wuz:Test Message

Yeah, its wonderful... I have a 30k BTU minisplit in my garage. It was nice and cool in there on Saturday when it was in the mid-high 90s and humid! The amount of water draining from the condensation drain was pretty impressive. Jaime On Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 11:28 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <

Re: [MBZ] Buying BMW; Selling Mercedes

Is your daughter's SUV a Bluetec diesel? On Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 10:42 AM Max Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Somehow I doubt that Gerry's daughter has the same idea as most of us (and > especially Jim) of what is a good value to purchase and operate a car. > Maybe she'll

Re: [MBZ] W123 FB Group - 1978 240D

I would not dignify that car by calling it green. Pea soup is more appropriate. On Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 2:48 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Here’s the link for those on FB: > > >

Re: [MBZ] W123 FB Group - 1978 240D

I suppose if it were dark brown one could call it lentil soup. On Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 2:56 PM Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Oh man I want that car so bad. > > On Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 2:46 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Anyone

Re: [MBZ] W123 FB Group - 1978 240D

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing when I saw it… -D > On Jul 23, 2019, at 2:56 PM, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes > wrote: > > Oh man I want that car so bad. > > On Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 2:46 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> Anyone see that 78 240D that

Re: [MBZ] Buying BMW; Selling Mercedes

The quest for a vehicle continues unabated for me. Since all the new offerings consist of hard plastic and dreck made from recycled pop bottles and newspaper, they probably will rot out and suffer electronic failure within a few years of each other. Confronted with that limitation, the

Re: [MBZ] One for Craig

Not exactly: https://wiki.lspace.org/mediawiki/Bergholt_Stuttley_Johnson Specifically: Mail-sorting engine, the Post Office, Ankh-Morpork. Originally designed as yet another organ (musical instrument). Acquired by Postmaster General Cowerby. In the centre of this machine is one wheel that

Re: [MBZ] One for Craig

On Sun, 21 Jul 2019 10:47:02 -0500 Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: > It's a favorite project of mine > A new value of pi to assign. > I would fix it at 3 > For it's simpler, you see, > Than 3.14159. Cute! I have a book about pi which goes over all of the history, including legislation which

Re: [MBZ] Garage A/c Wuz:Test Message

It's a place for storing junk. Mine has a snowmobile, lawnmower, loader, 60+ lanterns... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 12:18 PM, Frederick Moir via Mercedes wrote: What is a garage? Some kind of service tool? Fred. On Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 11:28 AM Dan

Re: [MBZ] Garage A/c Wuz:Test Message

One of these days I would like to install a unit out in the shop. Would probably take a 5 ton unit which would only run while I’m out there and probably not keep it cool but tolerable. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 23, 2019, at 12:18 PM, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes > wrote: > > Yeah, its

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