[MBZ] odometer: 375168 LINGLONG tires 1998 Mercedes ML320 for trade - $1, 800 (Middlesex)

2021-09-25 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Turd but you can drive it home https://raleigh.craigslist.org/cto/d/middlesex-1998-mercedes-ml320-for-trade/7385123944.html -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

Re: [MBZ] odometer: 375168 LINGLONG tires 1998 Mercedes ML320 for trade - $1, 800 (Middlesex)

2021-09-25 Thread Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes
Me love you linglong time. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 25, 2021, at 8:06 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > Turd but you can drive it home > > https://raleigh.craigslist.org/cto/d/middlesex-1998-mercedes-ml320-for-trade/7385123944.html > > -- > --FT > > >

Re: [MBZ] odometer: 375168 LINGLONG tires 1998 Mercedes ML320 for trade - $1, 800 (Middlesex)

2021-09-25 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
A pretty color isn't always enough... On Sat, Sep 25, 2021 at 10:11 AM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Me love you linglong time. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Sep 25, 2021, at 8:06 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Turd

Re: [MBZ] OT: VDO mechanical clock cleaning/lubrication

2021-09-25 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Had the clock running on a battery for a week or so. It was consistently losing about 1-2 minutes per hour. Tried the adjustment screw but it didn't make much difference. Yesterday the clock completely stopped working. Apparently there's an internal fuse but I had the thought of trying to find

Re: [MBZ] OT: BUFF to get new Rolls Royce engines

2021-09-25 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Designed by guys with slide rules, short sleeve white shirts, skinny ties, short hair cuts, smoking Luckies --FT Sent from iFōn > On Sep 25, 2021, at 1:26 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes > wrote: > >  >> >>

Re: [MBZ] W164 Steering Rack R

2021-09-25 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Yep. I always double the flat rate for any job I do myself... and consider that a "best case" estimate of how long it will take. Allan On Sat, Sep 25, 2021, at 2:01 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: > And that assumes you sorta know what you’re doing > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > > >

Re: [MBZ] Okie acres tire disposal

2021-09-25 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
sprinkle some diesel on them and have a bonfire --FT On 9/25/21 11:07 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: I have a growing problem of waste tires at Okie acres. Been trying to figure out what to do with them. I had tires all over the place. In the shop. In the barn. Piled up in various

Re: [MBZ] OT: VDO mechanical clock cleaning/lubrication

2021-09-25 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Nothing coming up on my searches in Atlanta. Found this place... http://dandmrestoration.com/services/clocks/ Sent them an email On Sat, Sep 25, 2021, at 2:34 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: > There’s always Jim what's his face in Atlanta. Doesn’t he work on these > clocks? > > -D

[MBZ] 2003 C230 - 160k miles - $2,600

2021-09-25 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Doesn't seem like a terrible price? Interior showing a little wear like a cheep klasse, but not all that bad looking. https://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/cto/d/fox-valley-mercedes-benz-230-drives/7385519555.html As I recall those 1.8l supercharged engines can be troublesome? Allan

Re: [MBZ] Okie acres tire disposal

2021-09-25 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Chopped up and mixed with hot asphalt for paving projects? On Sat, Sep 25, 2021 at 11:08 AM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I have a growing problem of waste tires at Okie acres. Been trying to > figure out what to do with them. I had tires all over the place. In

Re: [MBZ] W164 Steering Rack R

2021-09-25 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
And that assumes you sorta know what you’re doing --FT Sent from iFōn > On Sep 25, 2021, at 1:44 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > Someone was talking about the R for the steering on a W163/164. > > I just saw the flat rate for the steering rack in a W164. 7.5 hours. Holy. > >

Re: [MBZ] OT: BUFF to get new Rolls Royce engines

2021-09-25 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Allison Gas Turbines, which has been a RR facility for some years. The wife worked for them in 2008-9. -D > On Sep 25, 2021, at 2:17 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > "Work will be performed at the Rolls-Royce facility in Indianapolis" > > This would be the old Allison Engine

[MBZ] Okie acres tire disposal

2021-09-25 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I have a growing problem of waste tires at Okie acres. Been trying to figure out what to do with them. I had tires all over the place. In the shop. In the barn. Piled up in various places. Apparently there is some group in town looking for used tire donations. For some fund raiser but not sure

Re: [MBZ] OT: VDO mechanical clock cleaning/lubrication

2021-09-25 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
There’s always Jim what's his face in Atlanta. Doesn’t he work on these clocks? -D > On Sep 25, 2021, at 2:07 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > Had the clock running on a battery for a week or so. It was consistently > losing about 1-2 minutes per hour. Tried the adjustment screw

Re: [MBZ] Okie acres tire disposal

2021-09-25 Thread Clay via Mercedes
Rammed earth eco homes like stuffing dirt in tires for outside walls. Clay > On Sep 25, 2021, at 8:05 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > Chopped up and mixed with hot asphalt for paving projects? > > On Sat, Sep 25, 2021 at 11:08 AM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >

[MBZ] W164 Steering Rack R

2021-09-25 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Someone was talking about the R for the steering on a W163/164. I just saw the flat rate for the steering rack in a W164. 7.5 hours. Holy. -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] OT: BUFF to get new Rolls Royce engines

2021-09-25 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
"Work will be performed at the Rolls-Royce facility in Indianapolis" This would be the old Allison Engine company, then. Allan On Sat, Sep 25, 2021, at 2:10 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: > Designed by guys with slide rules, short sleeve white shirts, skinny ties, > short hair cuts,

Re: [MBZ] Okie acres tire disposal

2021-09-25 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Use your backhoe or front loader to dig a pit, then sprinkle some diesel on them, then a sprinkle of gas [stale gas if you have it] with a trail out of the pit... pitch a match on the trail, let the gas fire off the diesel, which fires off the tires... Then you have a contained fire that you can

Re: [MBZ] OT: VDO mechanical clock cleaning/lubrication

2021-09-25 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Jim (James) Mahaffey - the older dude that taught at Georgia Tech and wrote the book about the atomic accidents. He used to repair and rebuild clocks for older MBs. -D > On Sep 25, 2021, at 2:51 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > Nothing coming up on my searches in Atlanta. > >

Re: [MBZ] Okie acres tire disposal

2021-09-25 Thread Clay via Mercedes
Shades of antifa and blm festivities as well as apartheid necklacing. Wonder who is planning for regime change. Clay > On Sep 25, 2021, at 10:58 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > sprinkle some diesel on them and have a bonfire ___

Re: [MBZ] Okie acres tire disposal

2021-09-25 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> bury over when you're done... A tire fire throws off a lot of heat and > smoke, so you might draw someone's attention with a fire call. My dear departed mother recommended having tire fires at night, so the giant black smoke plume of poisonous vapors did not draw attention. -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] Okie acres tire disposal

2021-09-25 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
That is a very good idea. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 25, 2021, at 6:17 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes > wrote: > >  >> >> bury over when you're done... A tire fire throws off a lot of heat and >> smoke, so you might draw someone's attention with a fire call. > > My dear departed mother

[MBZ] 211 stuff

2021-09-25 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
The blower quit working a coupla weeks ago so I fooled around with that. Took it out and lubed it still wouldn’t work Checked a fuse in the footwell that supposedly was for the fan, it looked ok. I ordered another controller that came this week so put it in this afternoon. Fan needed help to

Re: [MBZ] 211 stuff

2021-09-25 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
You need some NOx boost!  HOORAH --FT On 9/25/21 7:31 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: On Sat, Sep 25, 2021, at 7:06 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: Got out in the garage early (6:30) to beat the heat and replace the motor mounts on the W210 wagon, something I’ve been putting

Re: [MBZ] 211 stuff

2021-09-25 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Must be something in the air today… Got out in the garage early (6:30) to beat the heat and replace the motor mounts on the W210 wagon, something I’ve been putting off for months. Did the passenger side first for the easy win. Spent over an hour struggling with the top bolt on the driver’s

Re: [MBZ] OT: BUFF to get new Rolls Royce engines

2021-09-25 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
Even more amazing when you consider all the unusual features, like bicycle landing gear, nose down takeoff attitude (no slats), lack of ailerons (spoilers only), short tail (original "shark" tail torqued the fuselage), downward-firing ejection seats, and so forth. -Original Message- From:

[MBZ] ElectrifyinG

2021-09-25 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
https://www.amlu.com/2021/09/23/mercedes-benz-concept-eqg-previews-g-wagons-ev-rebirth https://www.amlu.com/2021/09/21/2022-mercedes-benz-eqb-gears-up-for-u-s-launch -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] 211 stuff

2021-09-25 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
On Sat, Sep 25, 2021, at 7:06 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: > Got out in the garage early (6:30) to beat the heat and replace the motor > mounts on the W210 wagon, something I’ve been putting off for months. In the same boat with my W116, been putting that off for too long. Drove the