Re: [MBZ] Sprinter based RV?

2015-03-11 Thread Dave via Mercedes
Last fall my wife and I picked up our 1973 GMC 23' motorhome and our first trip was a GMC rally on Treasure Island in the SF bay. We dry camped for 3 days there using a single solar panel wired through a cheap 6a charge controller into a pair of 6V deep cycle batteries. I mention this because

Re: [MBZ] Pumping diesel

2015-05-29 Thread Dave via Mercedes
The subject seems to have wandered, imagine that :-) I did some years in the marine industry... Your standard 5 lug trailer hub/axle uses a 1 1/16 X 1 3/8 spindle and the GVW on that should be 3500# per axle. In Wa. State you will need brakes on both axles if your GVW is over 3000#, these also

Re: [MBZ] ?

2015-08-19 Thread Dave via Mercedes
Subject: [MBZ] ? Message-ID: 2830F8387456448AA4D0F6488207B66C@wiltonPC Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Here! On the way in to a large software firm in Redmond Wa. today I saw a gorgeous 300D in the same maroon color as my 300CD (which I was driving). Dave L Lynnwood

Re: [MBZ] W123 Coupe Lovers Rejoice!

2016-01-15 Thread Dave via Mercedes
I rejoice every day when I climb into mine to sit in traffic for 1 to 1.5 hours. 210,000 miles and counting. Dave L Lynnwood, Wa '82 300CD '95 E300D '73 VW Super Rusty Super Beetle Convertible '73 GMC Classic Motorhome ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search

[MBZ] Secret message for Jim C

2016-03-14 Thread Dave via Mercedes
The '82 300CD hit 220k miles yesterday. Still getting driven every day. Just thought I would rub it in :-). Dave L '82 300CD my daily driver '95 E300d Probably will need to sell... wife HATES it '73 GMC 23' former Painted Desert '94 Ovlov 960 stand-by spare

Re: [MBZ] Secret message for Jim C

2016-03-15 Thread Dave via Mercedes
Yep that is the one, I bought mine from a Microsoft co-worker for 1200, It traveled only 7 miles a day for years and the thermostat was in pieces so was fouling plugs. I've been sorting it out for the last 8 months or so while my kids take turns driving it. It is now with #2 daughter who just

Re: [MBZ] Beautiful Day

2017-11-02 Thread Dave via Mercedes
Thanks gentlemen, It is raining like a cow pissing on a flat rock here at the Redmond WA headquarters of a large software company. Dave L Lynnwood, wa. 1983 300CD - Daily driver 1995 E300D - Wife's car, Wife hates it, no cup holders. 1973 23' GMC motorhome #295 Li'l B (totaled after the

Re: [MBZ] [Daveslist] Trailers

2021-05-10 Thread Dave via Mercedes
Bummer you don't live closer, I'd have offered you $1k for the old trailer and you'd have been happy (before listing on FB). :-) How much does the fancy new one weigh? =) On Sun, May 2, 2021 at 7:30 PM Kaleb Striplin wrote: > Back in 2005 I bought my 18' steel floor car trailer brand new for