[MBZ] Cheap CLK

2020-02-14 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Doesn't look half bad, needs top https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/192831978593986/ 2003 391196981458827 1201158486719381 CLK 320 Cabriolet 2D Jonesville, NC· 22 hours ago · $2,200 * About This Vehicle

[MBZ] These 4.3l v8 Mercedes motors last - million miles.

2020-02-14 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Looks like a turd https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/485361592101613/ Seller's Description 2000 M-B CLK430 AMG pkg. Great little daily driver. Clean title car 143k miles No check engine lights no leaks , everything works as it should. Only flaws are cosmetic. Great little dependable

[MBZ] Pretty E320

2020-02-14 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/129403891676750/ Seller's Description I have a 2003 Mercedes Benz E320 that is excellent condition.It has heated seats sunroof everything works Drives excellent is clean inside and out very well maintained with 130k miles ,If interested contact me at

[MBZ] Here's Andrew's ML

2020-02-14 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/677428839731392/ Seller's Description 1 Owner! 2012 Mercedes ML350 DIESEL AMG Sport Package /// All-Wheel-Drive Fully Loaded: Lane Departure, Blind Spot Monitoring and Driver Assist, Heated Seats (Front and Rear), Heated Steering, Navigation, Harmon

[MBZ] Another cheap 210

2020-02-14 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/607681713386591/ Seller's Description 2003 Mercedes-Benz E-Class · Small_car · Driven 200,000 miles I have a 2003 Mercedes Benz for sell I have a title to it I’m not sure exactly what’s wrong with it I do know it needs a good battery and it will crank

[MBZ] Fought like a girl

2020-02-14 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/901343006935610/ 1998 391196981458827 2099305863517292 E 320 Sedan 4D Jacksonville, FL· 10 hours ago · $630 * About This Vehicle * o o Driven 200,000 miles

[MBZ] Fwd: OT Virus

2020-02-14 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
--R Sent from iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Rich Thomas > Date: February 14, 2020 at 7:26:33 AM EST > To: Mercedes List > Subject: OT Virus > >  > Morning updates. > > Hoodathunkit the Norks might be hiding something > > NYT > > More than 1,700 medical workers infected in

[MBZ] Beater ML -- CPS?

2020-02-14 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/172124957418790/ Mercedes Benz Ml320 Beaufort, SC· 2 days ago · $500 Year: 2002 Make: Mercedes-Benz Model: Mercedes-Benz M-Class Body style: suv Exterior color: Tan

[MBZ] need meth money asap

2020-02-14 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2632062393508492/ -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] This has so much wants

2020-02-14 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Lifted Morris Minor bogger with OM616 https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/492335191452628/ Morris minor lifted Resaca, GA· about a day ago · $1,500 CASH OR TRADE. Morris minor sitting on a jeep cj frame.

Re: [MBZ] W124 300D alternator replacement?

2020-02-14 Thread Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes
I went to mail the alternator core back to Autohauz az today. Its value is $45, post office wants to charge me $50 to mail it. Is this for real? I told them that I’m throwing it right in the garbage. Would UPS be cheaper. I’m only going to try once more before it really goes in the trash. My

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: OT Virus

2020-02-14 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
Yeah. They dont call them computer "viruses" for nothing :-/ On Fri, Feb 14, 2020, 8:30 AM G Mann via Mercedes wrote: > A simple but viable human model of transmission is available in the > computer world. > Look at how quickly a computer virus spreads from a single infection... > sent

Re: [MBZ] Here's Andrew's ML

2020-02-14 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
He won't like the colour. I think that Andrew would likely be happier if he found an old Mercedes in good shape and bought it. RB On 14/02/2020 9:26 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/677428839731392/ Seller's Description 1 Owner! 2012 Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Stuck calipers

2020-02-14 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
I like Craig's idea of the grease gun best, if you can't stomach buying new ones ... On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 12:33 PM OK Don wrote: > I forgot - c-clamps to keep the pistons from coming all the way out, or > even a loose fitting block of wood. > > On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 12:25 PM Curley McLain

Re: [MBZ] W124 300D alternator replacement?

2020-02-14 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
You've got a two pronged problem, its relatively heavy for its size and you need to ship it pretty far. This is one of the reasons you're usually better of buying something like an alternator locally. If its a reman you get the same alternator, you don't pay shipping and you don't have to pay

Re: [MBZ] W124 300D alternator replacement?

2020-02-14 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Fri, 14 Feb 2020 18:57:20 + (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > You've got a two pronged problem, its relatively heavy for its size > and you need to ship it pretty far. This is one of the reasons you're > usually better of buying something like an alternator locally. If its a >

Re: [MBZ] Stuck calipers

2020-02-14 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Hook one onto a brake line, stomp on the brake pedal, the puck will shoot out. On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 12:08 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Has anyone come up with a way to free up stuck calipers so they can be > rebuilt? I have 3 of them that need to be freed

Re: [MBZ] Stuck calipers

2020-02-14 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
The great thing about a grease gun is the control you've got... -Curt On Friday, February 14, 2020, 1:26:20 PM EST, Craig via Mercedes wrote: On Fri, 14 Feb 2020 12:07:53 -0600 Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: > Has anyone come up with a way to free up stuck calipers so they can be

Re: [MBZ] W124 300D alternator replacement?

2020-02-14 Thread dan--- via Mercedes
Won’t it fit in a Priority Mail flat rate box? At best that would set you back $20. -D > On Feb 14, 2020, at 1:57 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > wrote: > > You've got a two pronged problem, its relatively heavy for its size and you > need to ship it pretty far. This is one of the reasons

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: OT Virus

2020-02-14 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
One of the articles I read said that so far, each person has infected 3 other people, on average. Max Dillon Charleston SC Feb 14, 2020 11:52:28 AM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes : > Yeah. They dont call them computer "viruses" for nothing :-/ > > > > On Fri, Feb 14, 2020, 8:30 AM G Mann via

Re: [MBZ] Stuck calipers

2020-02-14 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
that might get one side out, but how do you get the other side out.   I've tried 100+psi air. OK Don via Mercedes February 14, 2020 at 12:20 PM Hook one onto a brake line, stomp on the brake pedal, the puck will shoot out. On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 12:08 PM Curley

Re: [MBZ] Stuck calipers

2020-02-14 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Fri, 14 Feb 2020 12:07:53 -0600 Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: > Has anyone come up with a way to free up stuck calipers so they can be > rebuilt?   I have 3 of them  that need to be freed up.    I've tried > soaking in solvent and mechanical.  I can get the pucks to turn a > little,

Re: [MBZ] Stuck calipers

2020-02-14 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
Yes, grease gun and a C clamp, works fairly well. Do one side, put puck back in, then do other side. You can't have any air in the system, it's too compressible. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] Stuck calipers

2020-02-14 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
I already bought new ones and put them on the car.   I'm trying to see if these can be salvaged to put on the shelf as spares.   Probably not, but I was able to save 1 of the 4.   It is already on the shelf, ready to go. OK Don via Mercedes February 14, 2020 at

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: OT Virus

2020-02-14 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
A simple but viable human model of transmission is available in the computer world. Look at how quickly a computer virus spreads from a single infection... sent unknown to everyone on your email short list... who then sends it to all their "special friends"... [ie personal contact]... Within a

[MBZ] Stuck calipers

2020-02-14 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Has anyone come up with a way to free up stuck calipers so they can be rebuilt?   I have 3 of them  that need to be freed up.    I've tried soaking in solvent and mechanical.  I can get the pucks to turn a little, but not to come out. They are all 124 rears. Vinegar soak? coca cola soak?

Re: [MBZ] Stuck calipers

2020-02-14 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
I forgot - c-clamps to keep the pistons from coming all the way out, or even a loose fitting block of wood. On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 12:25 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > that might get one side out, but how do you get the other side out. > I've tried 100+psi air.

Re: [MBZ] Stuck calipers

2020-02-14 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
Got a diesel injector pop tester? As much as I dislike this guy sometimes, this is a pretty decent idea. Hope I don't get a bill for sharing the video. https://youtu.be/qc4zlGaJgoA Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Desperately need a W123 driver's door or door shell

2020-02-14 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
I did and as mentioned yesterday, found one already. Thanks for the helpful links, but you all need to move on and troll someone else. On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 12:29 AM Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I already gave him the car-part.com info. Must be a hundred

[MBZ] Attractive China blue W123 300D on BAT

2020-02-14 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
I would have preferred a parchment interior, but otherwise very appealing. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1982-mercedes-benz-300d-turbodiesel-8/?utm_source=dailymail_medium=email_campaign=2020-02-14 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Here's Andrew's ML

2020-02-14 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Would you like to be my spokesperson? Lousy pay but great recognition. Yes, black/black is a complete deal breaker.. On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 12:20 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > He won't like the colour. > I think that Andrew would likely be happier if he found

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: OT Virus

2020-02-14 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
>But what is the mechanism? Indications are intimate contact and feces. In third world countries where proper bathroom hygiene doesn't exist (you know, like toilet paper and running water) this will be a disaster. It will probably be a disaster in cities with massive homeless populations

Re: [MBZ] W124 300D alternator replacement?

2020-02-14 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
I'll bet if you took it into pieces, it would fit in the box! Getting the pulley off might be a challenge though... Max Dillon Charleston SC Feb 14, 2020 2:12:43 PM dan--- via Mercedes : > Won’t it fit in a Priority Mail flat rate box? At best that would set you > back $20. > > -D > > > >

Re: [MBZ] W124 300D alternator replacement?

2020-02-14 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
So what did you pay then? On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 3:09 PM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I called autohausaz and they told me to collapse the original > manufacturer’s box (which is required to be returned) and try to stuff both > the collapsed box and

[MBZ] W124 606 valve spring replacement

2020-02-14 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
Anyone ever replace valve springs? I am putting some stiffer ones on due to high egp with the compound turbos. What is the preferred tool? I assume I just rotate the piston to the top to prevent the valves from falling in. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search

Re: [MBZ] W124 300D alternator replacement?

2020-02-14 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Go to Staples or a shipping place & see what different shippers can do. Or sell it fir parts. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Fri, Feb 14, 2020, 1:50 PM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I went to mail the alternator core back to Autohauz az today. Its value is >

Re: [MBZ] W124 300D alternator replacement?

2020-02-14 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
OR, do like Curley and keep it on the shelf after repair for a spare. RB who knows that you already managed to stuff it in a box. On 14/02/2020 3:16 PM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes wrote: Just have it rebuilt locally and sell it. On Fri, Feb 14, 2020, 10:50 AM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Stuck calipers

2020-02-14 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Heat? RB On 14/02/2020 12:07 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: Has anyone come up with a way to free up stuck calipers so they can be rebuilt?   I have 3 of them  that need to be freed up.    I've tried soaking in solvent and mechanical.  I can get the pucks to turn a little, but not to

Re: [MBZ] W124 606 valve spring replacement

2020-02-14 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
I borrowed a valve spring compressor from someone on this list years ago, probably for the M117, but it might have been for the OM617. It was a generic tool, and I had to "beef it up" a bit, but it worked. I returned it . you know who you are :) On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 5:24 PM Craig via

Re: [MBZ] W124 606 valve spring replacement

2020-02-14 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 14/02/2020 5:23 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: On Fri, 14 Feb 2020 13:19:50 -0800 Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes wrote: Anyone ever replace valve springs? I am putting some stiffer ones on due to high egp with the compound turbos. What is the preferred tool? I assume I just rotate the piston

Re: [MBZ] W124 300D alternator replacement?

2020-02-14 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
I think UPS has a flat rate deal now. Also, look into Surepost, or perhaps USPS Parcel Post. The Parcel Post stuff gets stuck in a corner for a couple months, then when the dust accumulation gets just right, it gets shipped. But, it is cheaper. Rick ___

Re: [MBZ] A Heart Transplant for Hildegard

2020-02-14 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Brilliant. I did the same for an engine and transmission in my 300TD and both have worked perfectly since day one. Well on my way to 1 mm miles, blowing ice cold all the way there. On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 12:31 AM Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Waytago! Be sure

Re: [MBZ] These 4.3l v8 Mercedes motors last - million miles.

2020-02-14 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Find me a documented million mile CLK 430 and I will buy your POS car for $500. On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 10:15 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Looks like a turd > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/485361592101613/ > > Seller's Description > > 2000 M-B

Re: [MBZ] W124 300D alternator replacement?

2020-02-14 Thread Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes
I had the flat rate box at home so I didn’t mail it yet but I think for that larger flat rate box it’ll cost around $20. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 14, 2020, at 3:23 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > >  > So what did you pay then? > >> On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 3:09 PM Dimitri Seretakis via

Re: [MBZ] W124 300D alternator replacement?

2020-02-14 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Ok, sounds good. I'm always amazed at how pricey shipping is to CA, where my son lives now. On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 3:27 PM Dimitri Seretakis wrote: > I had the flat rate box at home so I didn’t mail it yet but I think for > that larger flat rate box it’ll cost around $20. > > Sent from my

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: OT Virus

2020-02-14 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Some guy stopped over in Singapore, Vienna and other cities on the way back from Wuhan and apparently was a supercarrier, infecting casual contacts as he went. On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 3:31 PM Rick Knoble via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >But what is the mechanism? > > Indications

Re: [MBZ] W124 300D alternator replacement?

2020-02-14 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Fri, 14 Feb 2020 19:48:27 + (UTC) Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > > I'll bet if you took it into pieces, it would fit in the box! Getting > the pulley off might be a challenge though... With an impact wrench getting the pulley off is not a problem -- at least it was trivial for my last

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: OT Virus

2020-02-14 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Fri, 14 Feb 2020 16:58:23 + (UTC) Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > One of the articles I read said that so far, each person has infected 3 > other people, on average. In nuclear devices, fission is accomplished by each split atom giving off two neutrons. A long time ago, I saw a movie

Re: [MBZ] W124 300D alternator replacement?

2020-02-14 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
My '83 240D once went through 5 reman alternators before I got one that lasted. I'm not 100% sure but it might have been a dodgy battery killing alternators or maybe a series of bad alternators ruined the battery. Anyway I replaced the battery with the 5th alternator and it lasted until the

Re: [MBZ] W124 300D alternator replacement?

2020-02-14 Thread Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes
I called autohausaz and they told me to collapse the original manufacturer’s box (which is required to be returned) and try to stuff both the collapsed box and alternator into a priority mail flat rate which is what I did and it all just barely fit! The alternator in the manufacturer’s box

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: OT Virus

2020-02-14 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
It's a respiratory virus. The reason the cases went up was because they included diagnoses established by CT scan, rather than just the antibody test (could be DNA but ELISA is more common for screening). Anyway it is causing pulmonary findings on CT scan, aka pneumonia often enough to bump the

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: OT Virus

2020-02-14 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Fri, 14 Feb 2020 12:59:43 -0800 Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes wrote: > The superspreader refers to spread before the source is symptomatic; > they might have had a simple cold or no symptoms at all before falling > ill later and being diagnosed. There seems to be a prodromal mild phase >

Re: [MBZ] W124 300D alternator replacement?

2020-02-14 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Fri, 14 Feb 2020 19:23:40 + (UTC) Curt Raymond wrote: > When buying reman alternators definitely buy from somewhere that gives > a "lifetime" warranty. -Curt Good idea! Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] W124 606 valve spring replacement

2020-02-14 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
I assume they are not too much different than a 603, only x2 and probably smaller.   Yes, observe firing order. check for tdc by pushing valve down to hit piston before you take the keepers off.  take cams off, wiring TC to sprockets.  Mind the keys You can do 2 pistons at the same time

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: OT Virus

2020-02-14 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
And here we go https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/what-it-was-like-for-doctors-and-nurses-at-an-everett-hospital-to-treat-the-nations-first-novel-coronavirus-patient/#comments --FT On 2/14/20 3:30 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: It will probably be a disaster in cities with

Re: [MBZ] W124 606 valve spring replacement

2020-02-14 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Fri, 14 Feb 2020 13:19:50 -0800 Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes wrote: > Anyone ever replace valve springs? I am putting some stiffer ones on > due to high egp with the compound turbos. What is the preferred tool? I > assume I just rotate the piston to the top to prevent the valves from > falling

Re: [MBZ] W124 606 valve spring replacement

2020-02-14 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> Hot rodding for more power usually has side effects... I am not sure what > breaks next but it will be something. Duh, the bank! :-) -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] W124 300D alternator replacement?

2020-02-14 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
Just have it rebuilt locally and sell it. On Fri, Feb 14, 2020, 10:50 AM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I went to mail the alternator core back to Autohauz az today. Its value is > $45, post office wants to charge me $50 to mail it. Is this for real? I > told

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: OT Virus

2020-02-14 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Great stuff - better than any news source that I have come across. Thanks! On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 4:11 PM Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Fri, 14 Feb 2020 12:59:43 -0800 Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes > wrote: > > > The superspreader refers to spread before the source is symptomatic; > > they

Re: [MBZ] Stuck calipers

2020-02-14 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
I wish I did!  no.  I should figger out how those guys built one from a bottle jack. Rick Knoble via Mercedes February 14, 2020 at 12:59 PM Got a diesel injector pop tester? As much as I dislike this guy sometimes, this is a pretty decent idea. Hope I don't get

Re: [MBZ] W124 300D alternator replacement?

2020-02-14 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
https://www.ups.com/us/en/services/shipping/simple-rate.page Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Pretty E320

2020-02-14 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Very desirable color. Should sell easily. On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 10:17 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/129403891676750/ > > Seller's Description > > I have a 2003 Mercedes Benz E320 that is excellent condition.It has >

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: OT Virus

2020-02-14 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
But what is the mechanism? There is an ongoing measles outbreak that is far deadlier in Congo right now due to ease of contagion and poor vaccination penetration (57%). On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 11:59 AM Max Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > One of the articles I read said

Re: [MBZ] Attractive China blue W123 300D on BAT

2020-02-14 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Yes i wish my china blue didn't have black interior but- that's how i found it. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Fri, Feb 14, 2020, 2:57 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I would have preferred a parchment interior, but otherwise very appealing. > > >

Re: [MBZ] W124 606 valve spring replacement

2020-02-14 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
The preferred tool is basically a lever, one end can be anchored somehow. I'll bet it could be fabricated if needed. Max Dillon Charleston SC Feb 14, 2020 4:20:48 PM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes : > Anyone ever replace valve springs? I am putting some stiffer ones on due to > high egp with

Re: [MBZ] Stuck calipers

2020-02-14 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Curley wrote: > yes, that would help for sure.   Unfortunately I don't even have > a propane torch here.  A real flame wrench would be better. Charcoal grill? Especially with "natural lump" charcoal. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Stuck calipers

2020-02-14 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
yeah, that might just work!   Especially with the shop vac reversed to make a "forge blower"    I have some water oak that should be dry. fmiser via Mercedes February 14, 2020 at 9:27 PM Charcoal grill? Especially with "natural lump" charcoal.

[MBZ] 1980 Mercedes 300sd Turbo Diesel - cars & trucks - by owner -...

2020-02-14 Thread Kevin Kraly via Mercedes
What do you think of this W116 300SD? Should I add this one to the fleet? Kevin in Hillsboro, OR 2019 Sprinter 336 miles, Low Mileage Lutgard AKA Der DoodleWagen 1982 240D, High Mileage Hildegard https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/d/portland-1980-mercedes-300sd-turbo/7075623804.html Sent

Re: [MBZ] Stuck calipers

2020-02-14 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
yes, that would help for sure.   Unfortunately I don't even have a propane torch here.  A real flame wrench would be better. Randy Bennell via Mercedes February 14, 2020 at 4:38 PM Heat? RB ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] Beater ML -- CPS?

2020-02-14 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Go for it. Sounds like,CPS. Ask me how i know about 320's. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Fri, Feb 14, 2020, 10:05 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/172124957418790/ > > Mercedes Benz Ml320 > Beaufort, SC· 2 days ago > < >

Re: [MBZ] W124 300D alternator replacement?

2020-02-14 Thread Clay via Mercedes
I liked supporting the local repair shop over FLAPS or online reman. The list had been bashing Bosch alternators at the time and I had a qualified shop in town, so I took it to them for fixing. Cost was a bit more than commercial reman, but having a local place I could return a messed up

Re: [MBZ] OT Virus

2020-02-14 Thread Clay via Mercedes
My understanding of contagion for this virus is that it is rather hardy and able to survive on surfaces for a while without a host. The thing seems airborne as well, spreading through sneezes and coughing, as well as actual touch. Food handlers, social workers, care providers, anybody with a

Re: [MBZ] Attractive China blue W123 300D on BAT

2020-02-14 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Stimulating final sale price, since I presently own 2 300D's. One is 1981 with 103,000 miles [I am second owner] and the other is 1985 with 126,000 miles. Both are without blemish, body wise and interiors are easily 9.5. Perhaps, there is a BAT in my future. On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 5:32 PM

Re: [MBZ] Stuck calipers

2020-02-14 Thread tyee165 via Mercedes
Put it in a pail of water and heat it on the bbq?Sent from my Galaxy Tab® A Original message From: Curley McLain via Mercedes Date: 2020-02-14 8:16 PM (GMT-06:00) To: Randy Bennell via Mercedes Cc: Curley McLain <126die...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Stuck calipers yes,

Re: [MBZ] Stuck calipers

2020-02-14 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Scott wrote: > This (wood block) worked for me last time (stuck 126 rear > caliper). Compressed air didn't budge it. Compressed air is typically less than 125 PSI. Pretty wimpy compared to common brake pressure of 400-500 PSI or hard braking that can generate over 1000 PSI. So if the piston

Re: [MBZ] W124 606 valve spring replacement

2020-02-14 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
Yeah. By the time you have a custom exhaust, intake, two turbos, wastegates, a hot injection pump, an 87 wagon with a transplanted '99 606 and interior from a 95, with a fully rebuilt rear suspension with half shafts, new sls, 500e/600sl brakes, a 500e master and a dual diaphragm vacuum booster

Re: [MBZ] Pretty E320

2020-02-14 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Listing says grey exterior color. Bait & switch? Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Fri, Feb 14, 2020, 3:04 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Very desirable color. Should sell easily. > > On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 10:17 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < >

Re: [MBZ] W124 606 valve spring replacement

2020-02-14 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
I tried that.   I got the job done, but I'd recommend a real tool.   Preferably the official one or its clone. Max Dillon via Mercedes February 14, 2020 at 6:34 PM The preferred tool is basically a lever, one end can be anchored somehow. I'll bet it could be

Re: [MBZ] Stuck calipers

2020-02-14 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
This (wood block) worked for me last time (stuck 126 rear caliper). Compressed air didn't budge it. > -Original Message- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of OK > Don via Mercedes > Sent: Friday, February 14, 2020 1:34 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List >