[MBZ] "Cheap" G-wagen -- 2003 Mercedes-Benz G-Class 4dr 4WD 5.0L - $26, 500

2021-12-04 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Low miles and doesn't look bad, wonder what is wrong with it.  Not far from horse country https://jacksonville.craigslist.org/ctd/d/clay-city-2003-mercedes-benz-class-4dr/7416130538.html -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Nice Cali Specimen

2021-12-04 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
I thought California had banned all old diesels? Or is that just in commercial trucks? On Sat, Dec 4, 2021, at 9:33 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: > Looks nice. As y’all say, “someone needs this.” > > AZBob > > Sent from my iPhone >> >>  >>

Re: [MBZ] Nice Cali Specimen

2021-12-04 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> I really feel I jonesing for a W126. Never had one yet in my life. Mine's still available. Lots of room for improvement so you can 'make it your own', etc. :-) -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

Re: [MBZ] OT - Reboot Your Aircraft

2021-12-04 Thread M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes
Say what you will about the L-1011 or DC-10, you never got the BSOD. Flaming ACTUAL death on a DC-10, occasionally, yes, but that's part of the fun. :D My first attempt to ride an Airbus was in the early 80s; it BSODed and we hadda switch to a DC-10. Very comfy ride. -MMM-

[MBZ] 2003 SL500 - 72k miles - $15,900

2021-12-04 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Nice looking car. Silver isn't my favorite color but it looks good on that model. Ad is very lacking on details though. https://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/d/louisville-mercedes-sl-500/7416442579.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Runs and drives . Come and take it today 1993 Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz 300 SD Sedan 4D, $5, 200

2021-12-04 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Nothing unusual here. Lots of miles, though. -D Sent from my iPad > On Dec 4, 2021, at 10:53 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > Rare model? > >> On Sat, Dec 4, 2021 at 10:52 AM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Looks pretty good from the

Re: [MBZ] How to remove the drain plug without losing oil.

2021-12-04 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Shop vac shouldn't. Mattias Wandel did a video on it awhile back where he washed the impeller on his shop vac without incident. Regular vacs do... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sat, Dec 4, 2021 at 1:34 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: Dangerous if the car has managed to get

Re: [MBZ] OT - Reboot Your Aircraft

2021-12-04 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
My feelings exactly. You don’t want to be 35,000 feet in the air and suddenly see the blue screen of death. However, I would be willing to bet modern avionics mostly run on a proprietary system or Linux kernel. I would hope so, at least. Maybe Grant knows? I never rely on onboard

Re: [MBZ] OT - Reboot Your Aircraft

2021-12-04 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
L-1011 was very advanced for its time. I believe it was the first commercial airliner with auto-land. If the engines hadn't been sole-sourced wirh Rolls Royce they might have been more commercially viable. Sort of wish Lockheed had stayed in the commercial market but the L-1011 was their swan

Re: [MBZ] 2007 S550 - 235k miles - $6,500

2021-12-04 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Don’t know. I like those cars, wouldn’t mind having one for longer road trips —FT Sent from my iPad > On Dec 3, 2021, at 10:04 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > Higher miles. M273? Did these have the "guide idler gear" issue mentioned on >

Re: [MBZ] Seat tray lock

2021-12-04 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
True --FT On 12/4/21 6:29 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: Picking us an actual skill. Buy yourself some picks and a Master lock #3 which is commonly regarded as a very easy lock. You'll learn pretty fast that it's not as easy as tv makes it look. It's that old story, yes the job only

[MBZ] Nice Cali Specimen

2021-12-04 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
Looks nice. As y’all say, “someone needs this.” AZBob Sent from my iPhone > >  > https://sandiego.craigslist.org/esd/cto/d/santee-1984-mercedes-benz-300sd-turbo/7415471740.html > > > Bob Rentfro > Nuclear Operations Training Instructor > 5801 South Wintersburg Road, Tonopah, AZ 85354-7529,

[MBZ] The story behind this vehicle is it needs head work or a replacement engine. 1995 E 320 Mercedes - $2, 700 (Columbia)

2021-12-04 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Buy my failed project for insane amount of money I had sanded and primed it and was going to paint it back to its original color, but the head gasket failed on the vehicle. https://columbia.craigslist.org/cto/d/columbia-1995-320-mercedes/7415866265.html -- --FT

Re: [MBZ] Nice Cali Specimen

2021-12-04 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
These seats look like they have been redone by an upholstery shop and don’t look quite right. A 126 is great. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 4, 2021, at 9:35 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > Really? I thought they looked kinda puffy, but I didn’t notice they weren’t > correct. >

[MBZ] 2 small cut in the back seats could be reaper 2007 Mercedes-Benz S-Class S 550 Sedan 4D, $8, 500

2021-12-04 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/193719506291817 -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] OT - Reboot Your Aircraft

2021-12-04 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Yep sounds like American and airbus. I doubt you have status so surprised you got a first class upgrade. That had to have pissed off others that were on the upgrade list. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 4, 2021, at 11:59 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > Taking a quick trip out to

Re: [MBZ] How to remove the drain plug without losing oil.

2021-12-04 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
Dangerous if the car has managed to get gas into the oil. Carburetor washdown, etc. The shop vac runs the air through the sparky motor brushes. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

[MBZ] Barn Find 1969 Mercedes 220 Diesel

2021-12-04 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Finally got it to run. Supposedly engine was rebuilt and within a short period of time, it started making noise. I see what they are talking about. Need to figure out if it’s serous or something simple. https://youtu.be/QcW1WPt2cek Sent from my iPhone

Re: [MBZ] How to remove the drain plug without losing oil.

2021-12-04 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
The instructor at our aircraft fabric covering workshop related how the MEK fumes from the process had accumulated inside the fuselage of the Pitts she had just finished. She was vacuuming the inside of the rear fuselage with the shop vac when it suddenly exploded. Yup- MEK fumes in the vac

Re: [MBZ] Runs and drives . Come and take it today 1993 Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz 300 SD Sedan 4D, $5, 200

2021-12-04 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Looks pretty good from the limited photos Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 4, 2021, at 9:51 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > Green/tan, looks pretty nice > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/616051246483967 > > -- > --FT > > > ___ >

[MBZ] OT - Reboot Your Aircraft

2021-12-04 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Taking a quick trip out to the Flagstaff house for a week. Caught the early flight to DFW out of TPA, a later model (“neo”) Airbus of some flavor. Got delayed over an hour at the gate because they couldn’t get the flight computers to boot. They had to completely power down the aircraft, which

Re: [MBZ] OT - Reboot Your Aircraft

2021-12-04 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Same here, I've got movies in my phone, tablet and laptop. Podcasts on the phone and a real paper book in case all else fails. Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sat, Dec 4, 2021 at 2:11 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: My feelings exactly. You don’t want to be 35,000 feet in

Re: [MBZ] Seat tray lock

2021-12-04 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Picking us an actual skill. Buy yourself some picks and a Master lock #3 which is commonly regarded as a very easy lock. You'll learn pretty fast that it's not as easy as tv makes it look. It's that old story, yes the job only takes a minute but it took me years to develop the skills for that

Re: [MBZ] Nice Cali Specimen

2021-12-04 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Somebody tried to make it nice. Unfortunately it has some sort of horrible aftermarket seat covers. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 4, 2021, at 8:34 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > Looks nice. As y’all say, “someone needs this.” > > AZBob > > Sent from my iPhone >> >>  >>

Re: [MBZ] Nice Cali Specimen

2021-12-04 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
The interior looks original and in excellent shape to me. If everything checks out per the seller's claims this could be a really good deal. On Sat, Dec 4, 2021 at 10:48 AM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > These seats look like they have been redone by an upholstery

Re: [MBZ] Seat tray lock

2021-12-04 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
They do, but it burns goodwill to charge high rates for tiny jobs. I recently had a piece of glass cut to replace the chipped glass on my Ghia speedo. I had no tools or skills to cut a 5" diameter round piece of glass, so I took it to the local glass shop. When I came to pick it up, they had

Re: [MBZ] OT - Reboot Your Aircraft

2021-12-04 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
I’m gold, but that’s really the bottom tier for American. I’ll probably make platinum this year with all my trips back and forth to Flagstaff. I should probably get a rewards card of some sort and milk that, too. It’s not too busy today, my flight to DFW had plenty of open seats. Most likely

Re: [MBZ] OT - Reboot Your Aircraft

2021-12-04 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Don't know much about avionics but I would imagine anything flight-critical is a real-time OS such as VxWorks. Passenger entertainment systems? Mostly Windows-based, from what I've seen. On Sat, Dec 4, 2021, at 2:10 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: > My feelings exactly. You don’t want

Re: [MBZ] 1989 560SEL - 187k miles - $5,900

2021-12-04 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
They are. Probably replaced the ignition cylinder with a stock cylinder rather than ordering one keyed to the VIN. -D > On Dec 3, 2021, at 9:55 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > Looks fairly nice, normal wear but nothing really screaming neglect or > abuse. Price seems a little

Re: [MBZ] Nice Cali Specimen

2021-12-04 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
Really? I thought they looked kinda puffy, but I didn’t notice they weren’t correct. Is this another instance of why you da man? I really feel I jonesing for a W126. Never had one yet in my life. AZBob Sent from my iPad > On Dec 4, 2021, at 8:29 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: >

[MBZ] 3k is my bottom dollar , I will not take nothing less then that 2006 Mercedes-Benz S-Class S550, $3, 200

2021-12-04 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Needs cleaning been sitting Has a misfire i think it need three new injectors Serious buyers only https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/923356688615575 -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

[MBZ] Question for those with lifts

2021-12-04 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Now that I have one of my lifts up and going, I need to buy some accessories to actually use it.  I plan on buying some of these, or something similar, to place under the car to further stabilize it.

Re: [MBZ] Runs and drives . Come and take it today 1993 Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz 300 SD Sedan 4D, $5, 200

2021-12-04 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Rare model? On Sat, Dec 4, 2021 at 10:52 AM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Looks pretty good from the limited photos > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Dec 4, 2021, at 9:51 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Green/tan, looks

Re: [MBZ] OT - Reboot Your Aircraft

2021-12-04 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
I was on some flight once and they had to reboot the airplane 3X. Finally got it to work. Was not encouraging. I was on a long flight once, sitting in Row1. The movie computer would not work. I spent 30min with a coupla FAs trying to get it running. No luck. The manual had no clue but it did

Re: [MBZ] OT - Reboot Your Aircraft

2021-12-04 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Had the reboot delays on a regional Embraer a few years ago. After the third or fourth attempt to get the systems up, running, and happy, they gave up and called maintenance. All these electronic systems are modular so they just swapped a module and we were finally on our way after about a 45

Re: [MBZ] OT - Reboot Your Aircraft

2021-12-04 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
It’s really sad we basically only have airbus and Boeing for main line commercial aircraft. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 4, 2021, at 1:37 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > L-1011 was very advanced for its time. I believe it was the first commercial > airliner with auto-land. If

[MBZ] Runs and drives . Come and take it today 1993 Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz 300 SD Sedan 4D, $5, 200

2021-12-04 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Green/tan, looks pretty nice https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/616051246483967 -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Nice Cali Specimen

2021-12-04 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
I think they look alright. Definitely seen worse. On Sat, Dec 4, 2021, at 10:48 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > These seats look like they have been redone by an upholstery shop and > don’t look quite right. A 126 is great. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 4, 2021, at 9:35 AM, Bob

Re: [MBZ] Nice Cali Specimen

2021-12-04 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
If it has the trap oxidizer and special turbocharger I would avoid it. On Sat, Dec 4, 2021 at 12:03 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I thought California had banned all old diesels? Or is that just in > commercial trucks? > > > On Sat, Dec 4, 2021, at 9:33 AM, Bob

Re: [MBZ] Seat tray lock

2021-12-04 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
And those skills have value. -D Sent from my iPad > On Dec 4, 2021, at 5:30 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > wrote: > > Picking us an actual skill. Buy yourself some picks and a Master lock #3 > which is commonly regarded as a very easy lock. You'll learn pretty fast that > it's not as

Re: [MBZ] Seat tray lock

2021-12-04 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Absolutely agree. My point was more a matter of some thinking that because a particular job only takes a minute or two it’s value is minimal. Your glass guys are savvy businessmen, too. Even if you don’t need anything in the near term, you’re likely to tell others about your experience. -D

Re: [MBZ] Why do I have bubbles in brake line

2021-12-04 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
If you open the bleeders too far they can suck air around the threads and you get steady small bubbles. I've only seen that happen when trying to vacuum bleed (Miti-Vac) though. Allan On Sat, Dec 4, 2021, at 4:21 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > Doing a tire rotation, new front pads

Re: [MBZ] OT mouse capital punishment

2021-12-04 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
May have figured out where the little f---ers are getting in. The dryer vent is missing one of the flaps that are supposed to close when the dryer isn't running. It's only a few inches above ground level. And I have caught several of them in traps set the laundry room. I picked up a new vent

Re: [MBZ] OT - Reboot Your Aircraft

2021-12-04 Thread Peter Frederick via Mercedes
I've heard it called Jack Welch disease, but it's really Bably Boomer Tantrum disease. Long term planning doesn't extend past tomorrow at breakfast, and squeezing money out at any cost is all that counts., once the husk is dry you sell the company and buy another. The only thing that counts

Re: [MBZ] OT - Reboot Your Aircraft

2021-12-04 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
KC-135 and E3 AWACS fly over/near our house all the time - both based on the 707. We can easily distinguish them from the other jets out of Tinker AFB - the maintenance hub for these. On Sat, Dec 4, 2021 at 5:18 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > When the family

Re: [MBZ] 2000 E320 4Matic - 128k miles - $3,800

2021-12-04 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Looks nice but about $1k high. You could get a newer 211 for that money --FT Sent from iFōn > On Dec 4, 2021, at 6:42 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > Sat 3 years, new transmission. > > https://lexington.craigslist.org/cto/d/lexington-2000-mercedes-e320-4matic/7416512427.html > >

Re: [MBZ] OT - Reboot Your Aircraft

2021-12-04 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
We have KC135s in Tampa at MacDill AFB. Can’t get that close to the base to plane watch, but I do try to catch the traffic on my scanner and step out so I can see them fly over the house. -D > On Dec 4, 2021, at 4:53 PM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes > wrote: > > You ain't heard nuthin 'til

Re: [MBZ] 2004 E320 - 134k miles - $4,000

2021-12-04 Thread mitch--- via Mercedes
On 2021-12-04 19:47, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: That’s the rare 3.7L variant Rare ML transplant? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] OT - Reboot Your Aircraft

2021-12-04 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
The aircraft avionics have proprietary custom coded OS's that have to pass very rigorous testing before they are certified for use. That having been said, I use a non-certified device for navigation that runs on embedded Windows (can't remember what the official name is). It's never failed us in

Re: [MBZ] ML tars

2021-12-04 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Ahh, ok that makes sense. I looked that up once and forgot the details since. I looked at some of the other tires in the fleet snd couldn’t find date codes. --FT Sent from iFōn > On Dec 4, 2021, at 7:41 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > > IIRC, that is the 24th week of 2014, not that it

Re: [MBZ] 2004 E320 - 134k miles - $4,000

2021-12-04 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
That’s the rare 3.7L variant --FT Sent from iFōn > On Dec 4, 2021, at 6:46 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > Looks pretty clean also. > > https://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/cto/d/lombard-2004-mercedes-benz-l/7416450072.html > ___ >

Re: [MBZ] Digest mode not working?

2021-12-04 Thread mitch--- via Mercedes
I'm getting Okietalk digests, several a day. Not a digest subscriber to MBZ. I think Okiebenz has been put on some spam lists lately, whatever list Hostgator uses trashed all my list emails on two occasions already this year. HG won't tell me they're rejecting my incoming mail, but they send

Re: [MBZ] OT - Reboot Your Aircraft

2021-12-04 Thread Russ Williams via Mercedes
My Sister-in-Law was a Crypto Specialist on Looking Glass for 25 of her 30 years in the AF. RW On 12/4/2021 18:43, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: Got a tour once of a Looking Glass KC-135 at Offutt. It looked really uncomfortable. Had a comms exchange with one orbiting at the pole

Re: [MBZ] OT - Reboot Your Aircraft

2021-12-04 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
Actually, the 707 was a more modern design based on the 135. -Original Message- From: Mercedes On Behalf Of OK Don via Mercedes Sent: Saturday, December 4, 2021 7:39 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: OK Don Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Reboot Your Aircraft KC-135 and E3 AWACS fly

Re: [MBZ] Barn Find 1969 Mercedes 220 Diesel

2021-12-04 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
I would have said pull the valve cover and look at the rocker arms until you opened the fill cap and the sound didn't change. You had vacuum to kill it, so not the vacuum pump. A rod??? On Sat, Dec 4, 2021 at 2:01 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Finally got it to

Re: [MBZ] Barn Find 1969 Mercedes 220 Diesel

2021-12-04 Thread M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes
Wound up having to rebuild the vacuum pump on my 220D. That, Diesel Purge and pencil glow plugs improved matters considerably. -MMM- On Sat, Dec 4, 2021 at 2:43 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > These have manual shutoff, no vacuum. It could be the vacuum pump

Re: [MBZ] OT - Reboot Your Aircraft

2021-12-04 Thread Peter Frederick via Mercedes
Good thing my high end hearing isn't good anyway then! Turbojets scream something aweful! On Dec 4, 2021, at 5:52 PM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes wrote: > You ain't heard nuthin 'til you are in the back of a KC135 during a wet (J57) > takeoff. > > -Original Message- > From: Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] here we are again -- 2003 Mercedes E320 V6, loaded. just serviced PLEASE READ AD! $2500 - $2, 500 (RALEIGH)

2021-12-04 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
I’ve got 2 CPSs (one for my wagon spare and one for this car) in my Scary Wimmens cart, I’m trying hard not to order them then get in touch with this guy and go up there to collect this thing. --FT Sent from iFōn > On Dec 3, 2021, at 9:46 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > 99%

Re: [MBZ] ML tars

2021-12-04 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
IIRC, that is the 24th week of 2014, not that it matters. On Sat, Dec 4, 2021 at 6:10 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > So the date code on these Lizetti tires on the ML is 2414 which I guess > means either 2 or 4 of 2014. That tracks with the guy at the

Re: [MBZ] ML tars

2021-12-04 Thread mitch--- via Mercedes
On 2021-12-04 19:09, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: So the date code on these Lizetti tires on the ML is 2414 which I guess means either 2 or 4 of 2014. 2014, week 24. Or June 2014 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] 2001 E320 4matic AWD - 218k miles - $3,500

2021-12-04 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Stupid money for a 210 with those miles --FT Sent from iFōn > On Dec 4, 2021, at 6:45 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > Looks really clean, but Toledo is serious rust belt territory. > > https://toledo.craigslist.org/cto/d/sylvania-2001-mercedes-e320-4matic-awd/7416500984.html >

Re: [MBZ] OT - Reboot Your Aircraft

2021-12-04 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Amtrak is a complete joke. Took a trip once for the experience, was over 24 hours late to destination. Never again. On Sat, Dec 4, 2021, at 8:10 PM, Clay via Mercedes wrote: > Amtrak Empire Builder seems to run on windows software. The stop in > Spokane WA is where the cars decouple, with the

[MBZ] KC135 Trivia Was RE: OT - Reboot Your Aircraft

2021-12-04 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
No longer a factor. All surviving KC135s are reengined from the old J57 turbojet to more modern fan engines with twice the thrust and 25-40% better fuel specifics. A classmate (with much KC time) once opined the better engines would only force them to take off with more fuel from shorter

Re: [MBZ] OT - Reboot Your Aircraft

2021-12-04 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
L-1011 was the first "big" jet I ever flew in. Boston to Bermuda. Would have been '87 or so. We took a 727 Portland to Boston... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sat, Dec 4, 2021 at 2:37 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: L-1011 was very advanced for its time. I believe it was

Re: [MBZ] Why do I have bubbles in brake line

2021-12-04 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Photo attached Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 4, 2021, at 3:21 PM, Kaleb Striplin wrote: > > Doing a tire rotation, new front pads and calipers, and brake fluid flush. > With just a flush, why would I be getting a steady steam of bubbles? Brakes > worked just fine and the system has not

Re: [MBZ] OT - Reboot Your Aircraft

2021-12-04 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
It's probably a custom build of Windows that has only the drivers and features it needs for that specific hardware and application. The Windows kernel (NT) is pretty solid -- probably at least as stable as the Linux kernel. It's the drivers and hardware of dubious quality that are the source of

Re: [MBZ] OT - Reboot Your Aircraft

2021-12-04 Thread Peter Frederick via Mercedes
All the low bypass turbojets are noisy. I flew in a British one once, don't remember what it was, but it had two Rolls Conways in the back. Very noisy engines. On Dec 4, 2021, at 5:17 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: > When the family first started with Ambassadair, they were still

Re: [MBZ] OT - Reboot Your Aircraft

2021-12-04 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
We used to have Douglas, then McDonnell-Douglas, then they merged with Boeing, unfortunately although the name Boeing survived, it seems like the engineering culture of the old Boeing was dominated by the business culture of MD. On Sat, Dec 4, 2021, at 3:02 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] OT - Reboot Your Aircraft

2021-12-04 Thread Peter Frederick via Mercedes
I remember, it was a BAC 111. Baby Trident, one of the earliest T-tail rear engine planes. On Dec 4, 2021, at 5:17 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: > When the family first started with Ambassadair, they were still flying 707s. > I flew them a couple times. Noisy as heck as I recall. >

Re: [MBZ] OT - Reboot Your Aircraft

2021-12-04 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
You ain't heard nuthin 'til you are in the back of a KC135 during a wet (J57) takeoff. -Original Message- From: Mercedes On Behalf Of Peter Frederick via Mercedes Sent: Saturday, December 4, 2021 6:37 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Peter Frederick Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Reboot

[MBZ] ML tars

2021-12-04 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
So the date code on these Lizetti tires on the ML is 2414 which I guess means either 2 or 4 of 2014. That tracks with the guy at the distributor telling me they discontinued them 7yr ago. Tires look good though , lots of tread on them, I thought they were nearly new. H. I think I’ll get a

Re: [MBZ] Barn Find 1969 Mercedes 220 Diesel

2021-12-04 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
They don't last forever. I had to rebuild my W116 pump when I got the car. On Sat, Dec 4, 2021, at 7:30 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > Ah, yes. I forgot that. I did have to rebuild the vacuum pump on my 220D, > but I don't remember why. > > On Sat, Dec 4, 2021 at 2:43 PM Kaleb Striplin via

Re: [MBZ] 2001 E320 4matic AWD - 218k miles - $3,500

2021-12-04 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
They are selling for that in a few days here now. It's a different market than it was not that long ago. On Sat, Dec 4, 2021 at 6:51 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Stupid money for a 210 with those miles > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > > > On Dec 4, 2021, at 6:45

Re: [MBZ] OT mouse capital punishment

2021-12-04 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Maybe but it's a short tube. The dryer is against an outside wall so it vents straight out the back and through the wall. Incidentally the noise from the fridge was getting worse, so I took the back panel off and it was pretty clearly the condensor fan that was making the noise. I removed the

[MBZ] Because you can never have enough moose

2021-12-04 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Discovered this, thought it should be shared. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UZpOvnAL_M ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Barn Find 1969 Mercedes 220 Diesel

2021-12-04 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
These have manual shutoff, no vacuum. It could be the vacuum pump making noise. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 4, 2021, at 2:25 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > > I would have said pull the valve cover and look at the rocker arms until > you opened the fill cap and the sound didn't change. You

Re: [MBZ] OT - Reboot Your Aircraft

2021-12-04 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
When the family first started with Ambassadair, they were still flying 707s. I flew them a couple times. Noisy as heck as I recall. -D > On Dec 4, 2021, at 4:13 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes > wrote: > > The L-1011 was probably the best of that generation, sadly it never sold as > well

[MBZ] 2001 E320 4matic AWD - 218k miles - $3,500

2021-12-04 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Looks really clean, but Toledo is serious rust belt territory. https://toledo.craigslist.org/cto/d/sylvania-2001-mercedes-e320-4matic-awd/7416500984.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

[MBZ] 2004 E320 - 134k miles - $4,000

2021-12-04 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Looks pretty clean also. https://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/cto/d/lombard-2004-mercedes-benz-l/7416450072.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] OT mouse capital punishment

2021-12-04 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
I would suspect that your dryer vent tube might be perforated. On Sat, Dec 4, 2021 at 5:52 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > May have figured out where the little f---ers are getting in. The dryer > vent is missing one of the flaps that are supposed to close when the

Re: [MBZ] Barn Find 1969 Mercedes 220 Diesel

2021-12-04 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Ah, yes. I forgot that. I did have to rebuild the vacuum pump on my 220D, but I don't remember why. On Sat, Dec 4, 2021 at 2:43 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > These have manual shutoff, no vacuum. It could be the vacuum pump making > noise. > > Sent from my

Re: [MBZ] OT - Reboot Your Aircraft

2021-12-04 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Got a tour once of a Looking Glass KC-135 at Offutt. It looked really uncomfortable. Had a comms exchange with one orbiting at the pole keeping an eye on the russkies ready to rain fire on them. --FT Sent from iFōn > On Dec 4, 2021, at 7:37 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > We

Re: [MBZ] Digest mode not working?

2021-12-04 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Whoever the list member is might want to follow the link to the list page and check to see if their mail has not been disabled due to bounces. On 12/4/2021 9:14 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: I was contacted off-list by a member who seems to be on digest mode, and has not received any

[MBZ] Digest mode not working?

2021-12-04 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
I was contacted off-list by a member who seems to be on digest mode, and has not received any list messages recently. Kaleb might want to check into whether something is wrong with digest mode, or maybe it was shut off unintentionally? ___

[MBZ] Why do I have bubbles in brake line

2021-12-04 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Doing a tire rotation, new front pads and calipers, and brake fluid flush. With just a flush, why would I be getting a steady steam of bubbles? Brakes worked just fine and the system has not been opened? This is pressure bleeding then. While braking front end shook like warped rotors. I went

Re: [MBZ] OT - Reboot Your Aircraft

2021-12-04 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
I flew on N194AT and N163AT frequently in the early half of the 1980s as a member of a “Ambassadair”, later known as “ATA” when it was a private travel club. One was a -100 variant, the other a -500 model. Both of these were used for international and long-haul domestic flights as well as

Re: [MBZ] OT - Reboot Your Aircraft

2021-12-04 Thread Peter Frederick via Mercedes
The L-1011 was probably the best of that generation, sadly it never sold as well as the DC-10, which was NOT the best of that generation. Beautiful aircraft, and I've heard it was nice to fly as well. On Dec 4, 2021, at 4:54 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: > I flew on N194AT and

[MBZ] 2000 E320 4Matic - 128k miles - $3,800

2021-12-04 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Sat 3 years, new transmission. https://lexington.craigslist.org/cto/d/lexington-2000-mercedes-e320-4matic/7416512427.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] OT - Reboot Your Aircraft

2021-12-04 Thread Clay via Mercedes
Amtrak Empire Builder seems to run on windows software. The stop in Spokane WA is where the cars decouple, with the observation car going through the Columbia River Gorge (in the DARK) scenic area to PDX, while the rest of the train continues to SEA. Except, most of the time the engine, at