Re: [MBZ] interesting ac conversion stuff

2014-07-13 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I see only 123 126 (Rich, check out the O-ring kit). Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Jul 13, 2014 1:49 PM, Rick Hawkins Java macj...@aol.com wrote: http://www.klimakit.com/w123-products/ they have 124 stuff too thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins ___

Re: [MBZ] test 5

2014-07-13 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I see Mercedes@Okie... Max Dillon, Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts

Re: [MBZ] 124 AC woe

2014-07-14 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Ok, after further investigation, I think the new serpentine belt is also slipping. This Conti belt just makes a lot less noise when it slips. I think I need a new belt tensioner spring. May try cleaning off the new belt and pulleys first. Correction on the vent temperature, 40 deg F is

Re: [MBZ] OT - a flying tale

2014-07-14 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
That is a great birthday present! Max Dillon, Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Echo?

2014-07-14 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
And now... A salute To PICKLES!!! Max Dillon, Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Food Stamps and a Mercedes

2014-07-14 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
No no no Gerry, you missed it entirely. Barack Hussein Obama saved her, DESPITE the fact that they owned a Mercedes. What a great guy!!! We all just need to swallow our pride, get in the Benz, and go get our free stuff from The Government. The State is great, it is my fate... Max Dillon,

Re: [MBZ] Today's CL Find

2014-07-14 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I'd pay that much, if the car checked out (no rust) and he has compete maintenance records. Max Dillon, Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Leaky W123 front w/s

2014-07-18 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I hope it is not a rust hole... Max Dillon, Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

[MBZ] Junkyard score

2014-07-19 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Yesterday I went to a junkyard in Richmond (was there in business trip) and brought home the following from an '87 300D: -Nearly new Nissens radiator -Engine wiring harness, good condition -set of metal injector lines -pre-glow relay -all relays from behind fuses -left front inner fender cover for

Re: [MBZ] Okiebenz change in service

2014-07-19 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
The upside is that no list messages go to my spam folder. Fred, are your messages getting through? Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Jul 19, 2014 12:32 AM, Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I have noticed for a few days that I get two copies of Curt's replies to people, but only one

[MBZ] OT iPhone battery cost?

2014-07-19 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
My wife's iPhone took a bath, I'd like to try to revive it with a good cleaning using isopropyl alcohol. Battery performance had become miserable before it got wet, so I'm thinking about getting a replacement battery. Prices on Amazon seen to good to be true. $4? $7? Some are as much as $13?

Re: [MBZ] Branching out in the MB family

2014-07-19 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Used or new? Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Jul 19, 2014 9:02 AM, John Reames via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: My usual commute is to the train station; one of the 210.025's has BAD rust issues. Gonna go get SMART-ed ;) Any thoughts? -j. -- John W Reames jream...@verizon.net

[MBZ] OT Senior Traffic Stop

2014-07-19 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
A little humor for your Saturday morning... Max Dillon, Charleston SC -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 1470c3d085a6da41_ATT1.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 57199 bytes Desc: not available URL:

Re: [MBZ] Okiebenz change in service

2014-07-19 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Fred, Your reply seemed to come directly to me, vice via list. Are you using reply or reply all? What shows up in the to line when you reply? Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Jul 19, 2014 10:09 AM, Fred Moir fredh.s...@hotmail.com wrote: Max. I'm not sure. I do not get my posts returned as

Re: [MBZ] OT iPhone battery cost?

2014-07-19 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Thanks Mitch, we may have escaped with just a little inconvenience, but I need to evaluate further. Bought some tools, watched a couple YouTube videos, printed out an iRevive screw chart, took it all apart and cleaned/rinsed/soaked liberally with isopropyl alcohol, scrubbed off the two corrosion

[MBZ] Fwd: Junkyard score

2014-07-19 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Just realized this only went to Dan... -- Forwarded message -- From: Meade Dillon dillonm...@gmail.com Date: Sat, Jul 19, 2014 at 2:09 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Junkyard score To: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com Dan, Andrew; Let's see, this little adventure cost me: - A missed

Re: [MBZ] OT - tile floors

2014-07-19 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
When I did our kitchen floor, first I tried the so-called self leveling stuff from Lowes, but it was too thick and didn't flow out, so I had to trowel it around. I needed a bit more, decided to try the Home Despot stuff, and it was far superior. I wish I remembered the name. You want it to be

Re: [MBZ] Glow plug relay

2014-07-19 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Depends on which car I guess... On Sat, Jul 19, 2014 at 10:19 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: What 2 pins on glow plug relay do you jump to activate the relay? Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search

Re: [MBZ] Glow plug relay

2014-07-19 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Terminal fifteen (red/black wire) to power. Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Jul 19, 2014 7:07 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: A 617 car Sent from my iPhone On Jul 19, 2014, at 6:00 PM, Meade Dillon dillonm...@gmail.com wrote: Depends on which car I guess... On Sat, Jul

Re: [MBZ] OT iPhone battery cost?

2014-07-19 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Update: it's ALIVE! Turns out the screen was dim because it's still water-logged. Removed the back again, leaving the phone charger plugged in, and little by little the water is clearing from the screen. Max Dillon, Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Junkyard score

2014-07-20 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Larry, Thanks for the offer! I'd like to get a nice 124 steering wheel (doesn't matter year or model) black or blue color. Blue sun visors, rear view mirror, and tail gate trim from a 124 wagon (early year, no chrome) Max Dillon, Charleston SC ___

Re: [MBZ] OT iPhone battery cost?

2014-07-20 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Didn't have iCloud set up before, so last night I started that. This morning I started to set up access via PC, but it requires Windows 7 or later. Bummer. Will have to install iTunes on one of the home PCs instead. Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Jul 20, 2014 12:28 PM, Rich Thomas

Re: [MBZ] OT iPhone battery cost?

2014-07-20 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Any other choices for backing up contacts other than iTunes or iCloud? Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Jul 20, 2014 1:58 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: Be careful. I am in a quandary with the mother-in-law's iPad. ...(snip) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] OT - Two Strangers

2014-07-21 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Their English was so good they could pass for natives? That fact alone seems quite significant to me. Spies? You should call that PBS show, History Detectives, maybe they will make a show about it. Max Dillon, Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] W124 LCA's Vs BJ's?

2014-07-22 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I've recently done this job, and I replaced the ball joints and then later the bushings. My advice: replace entire lower control arm. FAR less work, only a spring compressor and a saw-z-all are required. Buy all new eccentric bolts. Removing and replacing the ball joints requires a press and a

Re: [MBZ] W124 LCA's Vs BJ's?

2014-07-22 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
This should say: Installing the new bushings requires a large clamp to press them in. vice new ball joints. Max Dillon, Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

Re: [MBZ] W124 LCA's Vs IBJ's?

2014-07-22 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Larry, Trust me, all 124 cars use the eccentric bolts. Yours may or may not be rusted in place, life will simply be much easier with new parts. Both my cars spent some time in the rust belt, if your car has not, this may not be a problem. Removing the old bushing from the LCA is a pain, I had

Re: [MBZ] Another Prospect, or How I Alienated A Potential Seller

2014-07-23 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Pull a Kaleb. If he makes contract regarding your $1800 offer, tell him your offer is now $1200 (or less). Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Jul 23, 2014 7:35 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: A couple weeks ago a guy on BW puts a 1993 400SEL up for sale. He wants $3500.

Re: [MBZ] 1980 300SD Tranny Issue

2014-07-23 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
+1 on the M1 ATF. Definitely sounds like it may help your transmission. Max Dillon, Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] W124 Lower Control Arms and Ball joints - cost comparison

2014-07-23 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Double check your labor quotes, doesn't make sense that there is only one extra hour required (assuming $60 per hour) to remove/install four bushings and two ball joints. Max Dillon, Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Who lives in Kollyfawnya?

2014-07-23 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Mike Ditka lives in CA? I'm surprised, this is too easy. Tell the Sierra Club a non-native species is destroying the habitat, they will sue for said invaders to be removed, Fish and Wildlife will spend millions of tax-payer dollars killing them, rich liberal's Mercedes and other high-end cars

Re: [MBZ] W123 parts

2014-07-23 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Alex, I'll take Mercedes Repairs for $300. What is the stuff John needs to repair front end damage? Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Jul 23, 2014 5:48 PM, John Reames via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Any ideas what I'd be looking at in parts-- 123.133, hood, grille, driver fender,

Re: [MBZ] '08 CLK 350 Electric Cooling Fan Update

2014-07-24 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
My bet would be the coolant level sensor, but as Curt suggested, getting a diagnostics read-out would be a good start. Max Dillon, Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] W123 parts

2014-07-24 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
So you may be selling the afore mentioned parts? Max Dillon, Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] 211 to buy?

2014-07-24 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I've heard only good things about MB diesel sedans from 2005 and newer. Some really think the early cars with the straight six engine is better, I would get the best example of the newest car I could afford, if I were in that market. Max Dillon, Charleston SC

Re: [MBZ] 211 to buy?

2014-07-24 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
From the StarTekInfo site, the E320 211 CDI (211.026, with 648.961 inline 6 engine), was produced from 2004 to 2006. The E320 211 Bluetec began production 2007, 211.022, with 642.920 v6 engine. It looks like production ran through 2009, and then the 212 model was introduced in 2010. -Max

Re: [MBZ] Am I Nutz?

2014-07-24 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
All that non-factory chrome is pretty tacky. I'll bet it has the no-dust wheel inserts, so the front rotors are warped. I'd ditch those chrome wheels in a heartbeat, if not properly done then the alloy base metal can turn into chalky dust. Other than that, very low miles for that car, if truly

Re: [MBZ] Am I Nutz?

2014-07-24 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
The '87 300D I stripped parts from in the Richmond pick-n-pull still had the trap oxidizer, #14 head, ~350,000 miles on the odometer. I found no obvious reason for it to be junked, I would guess that the transmission gave up. One of the lines for the turbo boost signal to the ALDA was broken, so

Re: [MBZ] W124 Lower Control Arms and Ball joints - cost comparison

2014-07-24 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
OK, I guess one hour would be a fair time, if you had all the proper special MB tools and presses and access to whatever saw or torch or hydraulic press you might need, and all were set-up and ready to go, just carry the LCA and parts over and go to town. Sounds like a great shop, letting you

Re: [MBZ] 211 to buy?

2014-07-24 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
So are you going to host a Okie-Benz-Q in celebration? I'll be in St Louis area weekend of 23 August for a wedding, not too far of a drive I think, why don't you throw a Q on the 24th? -Max On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 2:45 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: After

Re: [MBZ] Am I Nutz?

2014-07-24 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
After I bought my '95 E300 and Rich helped me drag it home, I needed about a year to get it running, finally went to register it and was expecting to have to pay the back year. Guy at the DMV counter asked why I had not registered it after I bought it, I told him I needed some time to fix it so

Re: [MBZ] Am I Nutz?

2014-07-25 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
That 126 looks perfect, and it has the added bonus of Florida plates installed! Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Jul 25, 2014 7:22 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: This final year W126 is out standing in its field. http://lansing.craigslist.org/cto/4563219009.html

Re: [MBZ] An Okie in Los Alamos

2014-07-26 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I missed it - what happened to Oskar that took him off the road? Max Dillon, Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] OT I am so angry

2014-07-29 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
This sounds like a scam. He should take it to the place Andrew recommended. Max Dillon, Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Oz Merc truck

2014-08-01 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Did that start life as a 123 limo? Max Dillon, Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Test 4

2014-08-01 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Test sat. Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Aug 1, 2014 9:00 AM, Archer75--- via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: test 4 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go

Re: [MBZ] What a day...

2014-08-01 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Ooh, tell us more! Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Aug 1, 2014 12:34 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Being able to hook up the laptop and pull diagnostics is fantastic... ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] OT - electric vehicle

2014-08-02 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
This part seems innovative, and may overcome a significant shortfall of current battery technology: ...recharging them [flow cell batteries] does not take hours and hours. All that is required to recharge them is to exchange spent electrolytes (which can be recharged outside the vehicle) for new,

Re: [MBZ] A trailer hitch for my 82 300 turbo diesel

2014-08-02 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Dan, When fitted with a factory hitch, your car is rated to tow 1500 kg (over 3000 lbs) if the trailer has brakes, 750 kg for no brakes. However, factory hitches have a beefy cross piece and include pieces of bracing going forward inside the body. Most aftermarket hitches that fit your car

Re: [MBZ] OT - electric vehicle

2014-08-02 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Yes, I think you nailed it! Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Aug 1, 2014 9:19 PM, OK Don via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: This sounds too good to be true ??? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] Uh oh

2014-08-04 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Yep, start simple/easy/cheap and work toward complex/expensive. Plugged fuel filter(s)? All a diesel engine needs is air in, fuel, compression, and exhaust out. Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Aug 4, 2014 6:35 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Very likely it's

Re: [MBZ] Tandem Pump

2014-08-07 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Thanks for thinking of me Fred, but I'll pass. The tandem pump I found/pulled at the yard in Richmond a few weeks back has been installed for about 1500 miles now and doesn't leak a drop. That pump came from a '93 wagon. $35 IIRC. When I removed the original leaking pump from my '95 E300, I

Re: [MBZ] messed up trans electric socket

2014-08-07 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I'm secretly (well not so secretly anymore) lusting for a 2005 S500. I really like that body. Max Dillon, Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] OT - 'Nother boys tale - The Red Hill

2014-08-07 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
My hill story. I grew up in kettle moraine hills in central Wisconsin, just a few miles from the highest point in the state, Timm's Hill. Our house was at the end of a gravel road a little less than a mile long. The drive was all hills and turns, and many drivers ended up in the ditch, most in

Re: [MBZ] OT - 'Nother boys tale - The Red Hill

2014-08-07 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Bad judgment (bad decisions) build experience. Experience builds good judgment... The trick is too live through the experience! Growing up in the country with a father who was _always_ looking for adventure, I can think of more than a few times when one of my siblings or I could have been

Re: [MBZ] OT - 'Nother boys tale - The Red Hill

2014-08-07 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
No seat belts in your Jeep either, I'll bet! Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Aug 7, 2014 11:23 PM, Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com wrote: Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: My hill story. And I thought driving a 1960's Jeep with a weak driver's door latch and a broken door check strap

Re: [MBZ] Plastic Bumper Repair

2014-08-09 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
The plastic bumper on my wife's Infiniti was recently repaired by a body shop. I think their criteria was that it could have no breaks, rips, tears and still be repaired. Other driver's insurance paid for it. Insurance standard was that the repair had to be as strong as the original bumper.

[MBZ] DIY impulse counter

2014-08-11 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I made this yesterday (Sunday) to check for malfunction codes for the ACC II in my '95 E300. No malfunction codes (one flash) but the LED would glow dimly when it was supposed to be off. I'm wondering if the PBU ground is weak/corroded? The diagnostic system works by grounding the appropriate

Re: [MBZ] DIY impulse counter

2014-08-11 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
from my iPad On Aug 11, 2014, at 2:04 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I made this yesterday (Sunday) to check for malfunction codes for the ACC II in my '95 E300. No malfunction codes (one flash) but the LED would glow dimly when it was supposed to be off

Re: [MBZ] OT - storing small parts

2014-08-11 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Si si, I've got more than a few metal cans from my favorite Italian espresso. I also get plastic cans from our coffee mess at work, handy for sealing up parts for protection against corrosion. Max Dillon, Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search

Re: [MBZ] DIY impulse counter

2014-08-11 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Somehow this picture didn't make it. Max Dillon, Charleston SC -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: IMG_20140810_210434_572.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 955193 bytes Desc: not available URL:

Re: [MBZ] DIY impulse counter

2014-08-11 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Dillon via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I made this yesterday (Sunday) to check for malfunction codes for the ACC II in my '95 E300. Good job, it looks like a useful tool. No malfunction codes (one flash) but the LED would glow dimly when it was supposed to be off. I'm wondering

Re: [MBZ] Wow now this is nice but the guy is on crack

2014-08-12 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Yes, he'll never get that price, AC doesn't blow ICE COLD and it doesn't get 40 mpg. He didn't even mention that it can be converted to run on free used fryer oil!!! Guy obviously doesn't have a clue... Max Dillon, Charleston SC (tongue in cheek) ___

Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege

2014-08-12 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
No Randy, more like the French model, using a proven standardized design capable of efficiently and safely providing decades of power. If we also followed their example and re-processed our fuel rods, the radioactive waste left after 20 years of generating power for a family of four would fit in

Re: [MBZ] DIY impulse counter

2014-08-13 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
all of the different diagnostic connectors and their pinouts. This should be helpful in identifying things. Dan On Aug 11, 2014, at 7:26 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Thanks Craig, Fuse holder, pack of five fuses, two banana plugs, pack of four SPST

Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege

2014-08-13 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Larry, The U.S. Navy has run nuclear reactors on submarines and other warships for decades, accident free. Not easy to translate that success to a civilian agency, and certainly not nearly as cost-efficient as private industry. My point is that nuclear power can be done safely and provide clean

Re: [MBZ] Insurance Comparison

2014-08-16 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I wonder if some of the cost difference between Canada and US is the personal injury coverage (Canada has free healthcare, so that part of auto insurance is far less expensive?). Max Dillon, Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] OT Cars Coffee

2014-08-16 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
That's what you should do with your '79 wagon. Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Aug 16, 2014 11:23 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: The monthly cars and coffee was down the road this morning. One car caught my attention as I was walking around. Brick Volvo wagon 245DL (I

Re: [MBZ] OT: Ugly cars

2014-08-16 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
That picture is classic, with the fiery clouds in the background. Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Aug 16, 2014 1:56 PM, Archer75--- via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I like ugly cars. No one envies them, no one wants them, thieves ignore them, and some of them get very good fuel

Re: [MBZ] An eventful morning + Benz story

2014-08-21 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Does a bad crank position sensor cause that? Max Dillon, who knows very little about modern gassers Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] OT recycled dog food dispenser

2014-08-21 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Lace the dog food with something that renders them sterile, THEN you've got something! Max Dillon, Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender

2014-08-21 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Did you move all your cars to the new place? Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Aug 21, 2014 8:27 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I'm fixing to buy a diesel tractor for the ranch. Probably new. Probably Kubota. ___

Re: [MBZ] I am actually considering this

2014-08-21 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Must have ASR? Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Aug 21, 2014 8:42 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Has traction control which is rare in a 126, too bad it's not a 560 though. 1991 MERCEDES 420 SEL LOW MILES CLEAN! http://austin.craigslist.org/cto/4607012015.html

Re: [MBZ] Chowdah Q

2014-08-22 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Congrats Jaime! Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Aug 22, 2014 1:58 PM, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I'd love to go, but timing is always bad. My birthday is on the 11th, and this year our second child is due on the 12th, ___

Re: [MBZ] An oil question

2014-08-23 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I use it in my '95 E300. Over 20k miles there has been a gradual improvement in shifting behavior, now more often than not the transmission is finding the right gear. Not nearly as dramatic as the improvement in my '87 wagon, this transmission was shifting fairly well before I began using the

Re: [MBZ] 300td 1982 turbo travails

2014-08-26 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
On my 124 cars, the nuts are copper I think, I know they are not steel. They are one-time-use, designed to come off easily without corrosion welding them to the stud. Max Dillon, Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Cars available

2014-08-27 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Ok, what series are the manny cars? Any of them 124 cars? Max Dillon, Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Cars available

2014-08-27 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Kaleb, I need a 124 sedan headliner, tan color. Have you one in good condition? Max Dillon, Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Sale on Bluetooth OBD2 Diagnostic Scan Tool - Android Only

2014-08-28 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Rich, I've got the blue tooth adapter thing, you can borrow if you like. Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Aug 28, 2014 11:39 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Well looks I need to spring about $15 and buy one of those chinee readers then download the app and give it a try.

Re: [MBZ] Sale on Bluetooth OBD2 Diagnostic Scan Tool - Android Only

2014-08-28 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Lunch tomorrow? I'll bring it along... Max Dillon, Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] erg block off plate for 300td 123

2014-08-29 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I've seen members on Peach Parts advertise them. I made my own from a piece of steel, you only need two holes for the studs. Don't use aluminum can material, too weak and may break up and get sucked into the engine. Max Dillon, Charleston SC ___

Re: [MBZ] Cool Drone Video

2014-08-29 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Protect the nucleus! Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Aug 29, 2014 8:25 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Too bad he wasn't flying it yesterday. We had Homeland Security and the Coasties all over the place. They were installing a new commander at SOCOM yesterday and the

Re: [MBZ] BMW 325 Station Wagon

2014-08-30 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
My sister had a 2011 ML with diesel engine, on a three year lease. During the lease, it had one of the computers fail while sister was driving in six lanes of freeway traffic. Car totally shutdown, no warning. A very dangerous event, and thank God there weren't any collisions or injuries. When

Re: [MBZ] M103 Timing Cover Seal

2014-08-31 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Google is your friend? YouTube also... Max Dillon, Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] M103 Timing Cover Seal

2014-08-31 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Find a good Indie and let them do it right the first time? Max Dillon, Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] S500 interior upgrade

2014-09-01 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Dan, I assumed Clay would fill the tank when the low fuel light came on, so roughly 20 gallons per fill. 400/20 = 20 mpg on the highway, 250/20 = 12.5 in town. If he refills earlier, less fuel can fit into the tank, so mpg would be higher. Max Dillon, Charleston SC

Re: [MBZ] CVs, was BMW 325 Station Wagon

2014-09-02 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Larry, If you have the plastic socket ends, try to replace them with metal. I was able to get some new from MB after much EPC research, but I have also found them at the junk yard on the 123 126 diesels. Note each rod has left-hand threads one end, right-hand at other end. Max Dillon,

Re: [MBZ] OT Macbook Pro S/W update kills it

2014-09-02 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Dan, Would that hold true for a laptop running Windows Vista? Win 7? Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Sep 2, 2014 8:01 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: The beauty of an SSD in a laptop, besides making it blindingly fast, is the increase in battery life you get due to the

Re: [MBZ] OT Macbook Pro S/W update kills it

2014-09-02 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
as I have a pair of 500GB drives for data. -Curt From: Meade Dillon via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, September 2, 2014 9:50 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Macbook Pro S/W update kills it Dan, Would

Re: [MBZ] 124 water leaks

2014-09-02 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Limited experience, only my wagon leaks at the rear lift gate, I blame rust behind the tail lights and bad collision damage repair. Check your battery area for rust. Crappy windshield installation would also do it, rusting windshield frame. Not fun to repair. Any crack in your windshield? If

Re: [MBZ] Dodge V6 diesel

2014-09-02 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Typical, everyone else gets small efficient diesel-engine powered trucks, but back here in 'Merica, no soup for you!. Rather ironic this Chinee truck is sporting a Cummins 4-cylinder turbo-diesel, but nobody offers that engine here at home. Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Sep 2, 2014 10:51 PM,

[MBZ] Linux (was Re: Classic car lock, stock and mac)

2014-09-03 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Does Linux allow iPhone contacts/pictures back-up to the PC? I've only vista computers at home, considering going to win 7, partially to gain iPhone compatibility Max Dillon, Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] OT Hey y'all bah mah farburd

2014-09-03 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
For a second, I thought the license plate read 907-KKK... Max Dillon, Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] 124 AC repair

2014-09-04 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Finally have my '95 E300 Diesel AC working reliably. My first problem (belt slipping) was finally corrected when I broke out the FSM section 83 (HVAC repair) and noticed in one of the pictures how the serpentine belt is supposed to be routed...ooops... I had figured out possibly the only way to

[MBZ] White Whale update

2014-09-04 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I've begun installing a #17 head on my '87 wagon. Attached the exhaust manifold (new copper nuts), placed the head onto the block (new MB head gasket, made by Elring) and bolted it down. I did re-use the head bolts, after measuring each one to make sure they were within the FSM specified

Re: [MBZ] White Whale update

2014-09-04 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Injectors: This head has pre-chambers which require the later style inclined injectors (NA35X). I exchanged a set of used NA36X injectors, which I no longer need as they fit the original head, with Tim Crone. Tim took them from Wilton's dead 126 engine. I sent the new injectors to a gentlemen

Re: [MBZ] New Ride

2014-09-04 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I love the color. When detailing the engine bay, did you remove the plastic covers to clean them? Max Dillon, Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] 124 AC repair

2014-09-04 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
A socket joint, or the relay? Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Sep 4, 2014 6:28 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Probably needs to be resoldered. Dan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

Re: [MBZ] Testing Prius

2014-09-05 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I'll take my '95 E300 with 348k miles across country any day. Long trips are the easiest driving for any car, it's the short-haul stuff around town that is really hard on them. Max Dillon, Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] Friday funnies: Mutant Giant Spider Dog!

2014-09-05 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Mutant Giant Spider Dog (SA Wardega): http://youtu.be/YoB8t0B4jx4 Max Dillon, Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

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