Re: [MBZ] Republic wireless

2014-07-14 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: Forgive my ignorance, I brought my iPhone to my Verizon plan, does that mean I'm locked into a contract? Assuming I stay with Verizon I see no reason to upgrade my iPhone, it works well enough. How old is your iPhone? If it's 4 or 4s, you can use it with

Re: [MBZ] change of settings on the list?

2014-07-14 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: Are we then going to get duplicates of all posts or does it get stripped out in some manner? Duplicates every time somebody hits the reply button on something you posted. I deleted you from the recipient list on this one, so you should only get one copy.

Re: [MBZ] Food Stamps and a Mercedes

2014-07-14 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: 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. Would you be

Re: [MBZ] OT: Another Fkying Tale

2014-07-15 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
So, what's the desired takeoff angle of attack, and at what angle does the tail hit the ground? Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] OT: Another Fkying Tale

2014-07-15 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: So, what's the desired takeoff angle of attack, and at what angle does the tail hit the ground? Interesting. One guy says he has to duck to walk under the tail of a parked 767-300, another says that many idiots just yank the stick back and hold it there until

Re: [MBZ] New phone

2014-07-15 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: The replacement screens on Amazon for $25 are pretty good. It took me maybe 2 hours to do the replacement. One piece of advice is to be ABSOLUTELY sure you keep the screws organized. There are several different sizes that are impossible to tell apart. I used a

Re: [MBZ] Mobil 1 $23 at Wally World

2014-07-17 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: I change every 5k. Yeah, I know, I know. Cheap insurance and we're typically talking about twice a year for each car if that. Since the climate down here is nasty a good part of the year, I'm sure the oil takes a beating as it is. I'm sure I could go longer,

Re: [MBZ] Mobil 1 $23 at Wally World

2014-07-17 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: I'm gonna call shenanigans. Nobody has ever been able to prove that anything has changed with M1. The samples I took last year look just like the ones I took in 2006 and say the oil is good to at least 10k in my 190D. The talk I heard was shortly after the

Re: [MBZ] Mobil 1 $23 at Wally World

2014-07-17 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
OK Don via Mercedes wrote: All of my (previous) MB Diesels with at or over 200,000 miles were sampled, and determined that at 15,000 mile change intervals they could go another 3-5k miles due to soot level. All other elements were in tolerance as well. Bear in mind that they leaked enough oil

Re: [MBZ] Hot under the collar

2014-07-17 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
clay via Mercedes wrote: The issue is sort of resolved now. The vicious fan had died, and paired with the screw up job the shop did trying to remove a backfire, the thing now runs way to rich and is all out of whack. I real D-jet mechanic will have to De-tune the tune up and fiddling to get

[MBZ] not everybody likes Merceedez

2014-07-17 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
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Re: [MBZ] Today's BenzWorld Crackhead

2014-07-17 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Look at the pictures of this thing. It appears to be somewhat thrashed. No engine compartment photos, either. Hmm. What's the correct wheel offset on the 500E, is it much different from a 300E? I ask because the wheels he thinks look so cool are: Most likely

Re: [MBZ] OT: Anyone for Dropbox?

2014-07-18 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Gary Hurst via Mercedes wrote: why were they reading your email? A friend of mine did an internship at a good sized company, I think it was Dow Chemical, in the 1980s while he was in college. He and a friend had their first experience with email there. They used it a lot, including making

Re: [MBZ] 1997 SEL 420

2014-07-18 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Michael Esh via Mercedes wrote: Any thoughts or warnings on 1997 SEL 420? 140,000 miles, no rust I can see on cursory inspection. Paint is okay, interior pretty good, blue. $2700.00 Runs good. Is that a fair price Thanks Mike For somebody who's used to WVO, 20mpg on premium might seem a

Re: [MBZ] 1997 SEL 420

2014-07-18 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: It would be fun to compare the MSRP with the current blue book prices for MBs from the mid to late 90s. IIRC the MSRP on a 199x 400E was $70,000 or thereabouts. Depreciation is spectacular, but not in a good way for original owners I've heard that

Re: [MBZ] OT iPhone battery cost?

2014-07-19 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: 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.

Re: [MBZ] Branching out in the MB family

2014-07-19 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Peter Frederick via Mercedes wrote: Do not expect to take long trips in a Smart -- my brother's BIL drove one from Karlsruhe to Berlin a few years ago just to see. He took the train home, those tiny tires and very short wheelbase result in constant jouncing. If it's miserable on a short trip

Re: [MBZ] Welding again

2014-07-21 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
OK Don via Mercedes wrote: I welded up a lot of VW exhaust systems back when I worked at the foreign car shop (working through school) for customers who wouldn't pay the $100 or so for a new exhaust system. Some of them were probably 30% welding rod by the time I finished. Welding (gas) rusted

Re: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL - HELP!!

2014-07-22 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
OK Don via Mercedes wrote: When I started having trouble with the '78 450SLC running right, I bought a CIS testing kit from JC Whittney, I don't remember that it was very expensive at the time. It had the proper fittings to connect to the steel lines. You have to connect in a couple of places to

Re: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL - HELP!!

2014-07-23 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: I always try to take a copy of the CL ad with me. If there is a serious disconnect between it and the actual car, I ask the seller to read it to me and point out the attributes they describe in the ad. I once drove 50 miles one way to pick up an old Filter

Re: [MBZ] Mitch's Crackhead Neighbor

2014-07-23 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Is that a good blue dash or a dash cover? I get the idea the offset on those silly wheels is more fitting for a 124 than a 123. I'd give a Kaleb (Five Benjamins) for it but not with my present backlog of unfinished projects. Mitch. ___

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

2014-07-23 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: I am a little hung up on the meaning of BW and CEL. I didn't want to appear stupid, but probably a little late for that... BW made me hesitate for a few seconds, before I realized it must be BenzWorld. CEL = Check Engine Light SES = Service Engine Soon

Re: [MBZ] 1980 300SD Tranny Issue

2014-07-24 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: Thats spec for most manual transmissions. My '88 GMC used the same. The Jetta uses GL4 gear oil but the transmission on that FWD car is really a transaxle... When my 1977 Saab was made, the spec was SAE 70 gear oil, I forget the GL number, but it was sulfur

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

2014-07-24 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Rich Thomas via Mercedes wrote: They all melted in place due to global warming. You forgot to say man made. Mitch. ___ 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 Mitch Haley via Mercedes
WILTON via Mercedes wrote: After 50 years with at least 2 cars in the yard and coming and going very independently, SWMBO and I have made it through the last year reasonably well with only one car, the '87 300D, but there have been several times one of us had to cancel appointments or juggle

Re: [MBZ] 211 to buy?

2014-07-24 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
If you are considering a diesel from the Blu era, and if you expect your money to outlive you and your spouse, how about a e250 (actually a e210 by engine displacement)? Then you know it really will be in showroom condition. Mitch. ___

Re: [MBZ] 1980 300SD Tranny Issue

2014-07-24 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: Was that for big trucks? My '88 was only an S15... S-15s used the Tremec T-5, same as the Mustangs/Camaros etc. Except I don't think the company was called Tremec in 1988. I assume the T-5 was an ATF box. Mitch. ___

Re: [MBZ] 211 to buy?

2014-07-25 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
John Reames via Mercedes wrote: Two for two. So the pee tank is where the spare belongs on a W211? Does the 212 have a spare tire? Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] Am I Nutz?

2014-07-25 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Giving some serious thought to looking at this: http://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/4529634045.html This final year W126 is out standing in its field. http://lansing.craigslist.org/cto/4563219009.html How about a s320?

Re: [MBZ] 211 to buy?

2014-07-25 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
ned kleinhenz via Mercedes wrote: After seeing what my son and my fellow workers experienced, I avoid run-flats like the plague. They cost a lot, don't wear very long and handle terribly. In exchange for those draw backs, after loosing its air, a run flat will go 50 miles before self

Re: [MBZ] Newer Mercedes Diesel

2014-07-25 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
clay via Mercedes wrote: Sounds about as rare as Unicorns. A CDI benz should fit the bill fine. Most of the other diesel cars available in USA are going to be junk or worse as used examples. My cousin sold VW, and loved them fresh off the lot. He was less than impressed with what showed up

Re: [MBZ] Porch v. Bambi

2014-07-26 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Rich Thomas via Mercedes wrote: http://jalopnik.com/watch-this-deer-gets-absolutely-obliterated-by-a-911-g-1611215533 I bet he's real glad that black car passed him right before they got to the deer. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list

Re: [MBZ] Newer Mercedes Diesel

2014-07-26 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
LarryT via Mercedes wrote: I agree - begore reading the comments on this list I would have had a VW diesel near the top of my list. Sounds like I am back to MB -- if I can find one I can afford... Its a shame -- I also was a fan of Passats an Jettas - would have liked a wagon .. 12 years

Re: [MBZ] OT-ish Trans flush.

2014-07-26 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Just my personal opinion, but nobody hooks up a 'transmission flush' machine to any car I own. I have no trust in those machines and less trust in the people wielding them. If I want to change the fluid without a TC drain plug, I do something I saw in a factory Ford manual in the 1990s: Drain

Re: [MBZ] OT - Kalebs new neighborhood

2014-07-26 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
OK Don via Mercedes wrote: Looks like Kaleb could buy a C172 really cheap! http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20140725/847af060/attachment.jpeg Now that's the kind of yard ornament that Regina needs for the new estate. Mitch.

Re: [MBZ] Today's CL Find

2014-07-26 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: I'm wondering if this is a conductor plate? It's a 722 tranny but I'm not sure if it's a 722.6 I didn't think ANYTHING had a 5p automatic in 1995 so I doubt it's electronic. Conductor plate is often intermittent downshifts going down the road, progressing to

Re: [MBZ] An Okie in Los Alamos

2014-07-26 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: I missed it - what happened to Oskar that took him off the road? I think Shirley curbed him hard in a parking lot. Attached are some pictures of the adventure. Craig I didn't know Craig and Shirley had their own municipal sized water tower. Mitch.

Re: [MBZ] W123 parts

2014-07-27 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Peter Frederick via Mercedes wrote: Kelley Blue Book on-line is a good resource -- they list a 1987 300E as retailing between $4000 and $9500 depending on condition, and in a case of accident damage they owe you the RETAIL (replacement) cost, not the WHOLESALE (trade-in) value of the car,

Re: [MBZ] Moderator????? [This time to the list as well!]

2014-07-27 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Gary Hurst via Mercedes wrote: 40k is tiny. hard to get a 40k pic worth seeing when we met, let alone now With the usual email overhead, it's closer to 20k if you want the email containing the pic to slip under the 40k limit. I assume 40k is to prevent digest quoting or hostile script

[MBZ] OT:home speakers

2014-07-28 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Anybody willing to drive to Rhode Island for some nice 1990s stereo speakers ought to take a look at this for $70. http://vi.vipr.ebaydesc.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemDescV4item=261545481717 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] OT:home speakers

2014-07-28 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: Anybody willing to drive to Rhode Island for some nice 1990s stereo speakers ought to take a look at this for $70. Sorry, bad link. They were listed at 125, no bids, then 110, then 100, 95, 90, and now $70. Looks like the seller is desperate to get rid

Re: [MBZ] OT: How is this game played exactly?

2014-07-28 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
If she's interested in a RAV4, would she drive a RENDEZVOUS CXL AWD? 10 year olds typically go for less than 5k around here with as new leather interiors. http://flint.craigslist.org/cto/4589318799.html Or, how about a Saab Trailblazer? http://annarbor.craigslist.org/cto/4529025017.html

Re: [MBZ] OT: How is this game played exactly?

2014-07-28 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Have you considered the Internet blast approach? Pick out a number of dealers in the area online, give them the specs on the truck you want, and let them give you a quote. They're a lot more aggressive this way, as they know you're not screwing around. You

Re: [MBZ] test e0azyhep

2014-07-29 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Gary, That being the case, Gerry's only option is to find another ISP or do what most people appear to be doing if they don't want to change He could always go to gmail as suggested, or I'd give him a mitchellhaley.com address, or I suspect Craig would give

Re: [MBZ] OT: How is this game played exactly?

2014-07-29 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Penfed will refi a 2013, 2014, or 2015 for $1.49% for 36 months, 2.24% for 60 months. https://www.penfed.org/refinance-auto-loan/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options

Re: [MBZ] test e0azyhep

2014-07-29 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: Hi Mitch, Thanks for forwarding these comments, and thanks in advance for sending mine back to Dan, Gary, Craig, and others. Since the 300D decided to run no faster than idle speed (I had to be towed home), and since a long list of repairs and chores need to be

Re: [MBZ] OT I am so angry

2014-07-29 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Rich Thomas via Mercedes wrote: I looked up the Montgomery Mall Sears, Yelp had a lot of mixed reviews on the service there for whatever that is worth. There is a place right near where he lives that seems to have good reviews but not sure what their prices might be relative to the other

Re: [MBZ] This One's For Wilt

2014-07-30 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
OK Don via Mercedes wrote: There is a reason why bombs are shaped the way they are with fins on the back end - they tend to land where you aimed them better than random shaped objects. It doesn't help much if your non-toxic bombs don't hit the target. Otherwise, I like your idea I'm

Re: [MBZ] Anyone Need A Muscle Car?

2014-07-31 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: ‎ ‎http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/4596930314.html 190d? Those have more muscle than a 36hp VW. Oh, Craig says it's a 180d, but even those had about 50hp, didn't they? Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search

Re: [MBZ] What a day...

2014-08-01 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: TDIs MUST have APPROPRIATE synthetic oil. I've never been to a skippylube that has 5w40 synthetic and the car will NOT tolerate anything-w30. I once bought a MBZ which had Valvoline Synthetic 5w30 in it according to an Instant Oil Change sticker. At least it

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

2014-08-02 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Dan Elliott via Mercedes wrote: Hello All, I am interested in towing my 17 foot sailboat with my car. I guess it is 2 questions: Should I tow a very light sailboat with this car? and my real question: What sort of hardware should I put on it to be able to tow, perhaps a brand and source? I

Re: [MBZ] OT - electric vehicle

2014-08-02 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
http://www.topspeed.com/cars/others/2014-quant-e-sportlimousine-ar162177.html That Tesla club thread that Tim linked was pretty good. http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/28239-NanoFlowcell-Quant ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] The New Klebmobile?

2014-08-03 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Here's your chance, Kaleb! The heck with a Sprinter! http://bringatrailer.com/2014/08/02/aged-delivery-wagon-1961-mercedes-benz-l-319/ Carburetor linkage trouble? Oh, it's a 190 gasser. (or is the 1.9L truck engine different?) Mitch.

Re: [MBZ] OT - USAF SAC tale - Poached Eggs

2014-08-04 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Until I got to onto the griddle, I thought it looked just like my brother's method of poaching eggs: Break them in a shallow bowl, and then GENTLY slide them from the bowl into boiling water. My mom's double boiler came with a rack and a set of egg poaching cups, it would steam poach eggs

Re: [MBZ] AC Question

2014-08-04 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Wife's Mazda 6 AC gets warm while sitting at a stop. Put the manifold gauge set on it tonight. Specs say the low side should be between 14 and 22 psi. High side should be between 142 and 284. Low side is in the 30s and the high side is in spec, around 220. At

Re: [MBZ] Uh oh

2014-08-04 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: How about hooking it up to the laptop? VCDS (the VW checking software) says its the shutoff solenoid, Suddenly I like a vacuum solenoid that fails in the RUN position. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list

Re: [MBZ] OT: While I was at it.

2014-08-05 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: To correct what appears to be a mis-communication below, the fridge never defrosts, it freezes right up tight. Takes 3-4 weeks. The usual failure is the mechanical clock in the defrost timer, those have a 10-20 year lifespan. Do newer ones have a solid state

Re: [MBZ] Tandem Pump

2014-08-07 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Fred Moir via Mercedes wrote: Tandem pump, anyone?http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Power-Steering-Pump-Assembly-Turbo-Diesel-Mercedes-W124-86-87-OM-603-/201139993677?_trksid=p2056016.l4276 I bet by now Max is willing to pay $104 for one. Mitch. ___

Re: [MBZ] Tandem Pump

2014-08-07 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: 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. So a gasser pump was a

Re: [MBZ] OT - storing small parts

2014-08-10 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
My dad and grandfather used something like this: http://www.harborfreight.com/40-bin-organizer-with-full-length-drawer-94375.html Then there's these: http://www.harborfreight.com/24-compartment-large-storage-container-61881.html For replacing film cannisters, there's always prescription pill

Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege

2014-08-11 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Rich Thomas via Mercedes wrote: Saw something the other day about the various gummint(i.e., taxpayer)-funded rebates and such, that some state was going to do away with them because most were going to people who made over $100k/yr and it had been determined that that was Just Not Right. YMMV

Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege

2014-08-12 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Fmiser via Mercedes wrote: That's fine on paper - but the EPA is making it really difficult to get _any_ new generators built. Around here they have been trying to add base-load capacity but either can't or can't-because-it's-to-expensive. And that's why many utilities will pay you money to

Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege

2014-08-12 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: 42 mpg does not sound all that marvelous. Curt is doing better with his Jetta. And Curt didn't put $2000 down when he bought the Jetta, although I think he has more than $2k in it now. At the very least, when mentioning lease payments you need to

Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilegious talk about white man magic

2014-08-13 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Hendrik and Fay via Mercedes wrote: Oooh, very clever, get the boss to pay for your fuel/electricity. That was my first thought, my 2nd thought is that Curt wouldn't be able to make the round trip in a pure electric without it. Mitch. ___

Re: [MBZ] W124 Cooling Fan

2014-08-13 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
LarryT via Mercedes wrote: actually I thought I had found one at the PnP but I discovered the fan blades were reversed on the one I brought home. I guess that 300SD (IIRC) runs in the opposite direction! I am always amazed at the choices designers make. Why have one engine run in one

Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilegious talk about white man magic

2014-08-13 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Archer75--- via Mercedes wrote: They thought about buying a battery trailer that is towed behind and extends the Leafs range, but the numbers didn't add up. Here's a European battery trailer:

Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilegious talk about white man magic

2014-08-13 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Archer75--- via Mercedes wrote: That might give her the extra charge she would need to get home. IIRC one of their problems was that Nissan advertised a range of 100 miles, but under normal conditions it only gets 70 miles. That made it close, but they could still make the round trip in bus

Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilegious talk about white man magic

2014-08-13 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Andrew Strasfogel wrote: I thought that the braking action regerated the batteries. WTF? There are friction brakes too. AFAIK, a Prius has an adjustment for how hard you want it to slow down when you lift off the go pedal. Hit the stop pedal and you engage the friction brakes. I believe a

Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilegious talk about white man magic

2014-08-14 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: How much power is required to recharge the Leaf? 12Ax120Vx20Hours if it's dead and you're using the 'trickle charger'. 3.3kWx8hours at 240v. I wonder if enough photocells could be put into the windows to recharge enough to get the vehicle home and not have

Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilegious talk about white man magic

2014-08-14 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Randy Bennell wrote: I do not recall the name of the run, but there is or at least was, a sort of a race between cars built by various universities and colleges. I went to one of their stops a few years back and looked at some of the solar powered vehicles. My recollection is that there was a

Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege

2014-08-16 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
dseretakis--- via Mercedes wrote: And more importantly one fu**ing pointless car with a realistic range of 60-80 miles. Would have worked great when I lived 17 miles from work. That would have given me enough excess capacity to use the climate control without overly discharging the battery.

Re: [MBZ] OT - Mercedes (Smart) engine in a motorcycle

2014-08-17 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
OK Don via Mercedes wrote: http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/17/4639/Motorcycle-Article/Track-T800CDI-Diesel-Motorcycle-Quick-Ride.aspx It's only fitting I guess. There are a lot of youtube videos of FourTwos that have been hot-rodded by putting bike engines in them. Mitch.

Re: [MBZ] Don't think I have seen this done

2014-08-17 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: 1989 Mercedes 420SEL Diesel http://littlerock.craigslist.org/cto/4618438742.html Well, if he transplanted a 126SD into a 126SEL it should have all the correct parts except maybe the front suspension. $3k seems slightly high, if you'd prefer an all

[MBZ] OT: Win7 SP1

2014-08-17 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
My laptop has been sluggish lately, and somehow it lost bluetooth capability, so I did a 'minimal factory restore' (I forgot how much stuff came with that, maybe I should have dug up my Windows disk and done a true clean install). Everything works now. IIRC, I want service pack 1 installed

Re: [MBZ] OT button cell batteries

2014-08-17 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: There should be a voltage printed on the battery itself but generally speaking all batteries of a given size are the same voltage. I've had excellent luck at the dollar store, usually find button batteries in packages of 5 or even 10 for $1. Works well for not

Re: [MBZ] Dan Penoff

2014-08-18 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: It's not. 11 killed my domain when I transferred it so my email isn't redirecting right now. Ouch. Craig didn't have any problems when he moved his domain, did he? When I set up a new domain last month, I looked through my old saved messages on the subject and

Re: [MBZ] Reworked Web Site

2014-08-18 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Fmiser via Mercedes wrote: If I were a visitor (and not reviewing at your request), I would not have ever gotten past the first page (since it required javascript) unless I had some insider scoop that there was something worth digging for. Once in, the cars section is okay. But the only reason

Re: [MBZ] headlight brightness, 123 126

2014-08-18 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
WILTON via Mercedes wrote: I put 7 in. Hellas on my 81 300D 'bout 12 years ago. The first time I turned them on at night, I threw so much light out front that I thought I felt some thrust (deceleration) to the rear. I only bought one set of E-code lamps new, Hella 6x8. The aiming

Re: [MBZ] Holy crap why is it every time the perfect car comes along it is way too much money WARNING Jaime do not look.

2014-08-20 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Craig via Mercedes wrote: On Tue, 19 Aug 2014 15:21:57 -0700 Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Its an automatic, so not perfect... Also, A/C works great and was converted to R134A in 2012. And it looks like the 10k mile tires are already 6 years old. Mitch.

Re: [MBZ] Chowdah Q

2014-08-20 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Jon Agne via Mercedes wrote: Dimitri and I are thinking of bringing the Rhode Island version of chowder. More later, as we have work out the logistics. I’ll be coming from NYC……he’ll be coming from Maine. How many watts does a Crock Pot draw? Can you power one from a lighter socket

Re: [MBZ] Chowdah Q

2014-08-20 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: Looks like on high they want about 250W. I've got a 400W (800W surge) inverter that would handle one. That's a bit much for cruising down the road with it plugged into the lighter socket, but it might be OK on low. Looks like you'd be limited to one per car.

Re: [MBZ] Put the crack pipe down

2014-08-20 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: 85 mercedes Benz 300d turbo diesel http://tulsa.craigslist.org/cto/4613287754.html It's got stealth paint so it's impervious to police radar. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] MB in WILTON neighborhood

2014-08-20 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Mountain Man via Mercedes wrote: http://eastnc.craigslist.org/cto/4559345781.html Is that a 6,000lb 2.5 turbo? Ought to be a good match for a 2.4L Vixen motorhome in a drag race. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender

2014-08-21 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
WILTON via Mercedes wrote: Shonuff, 'removed the mower battery cables, cleaned the cable ends and the battery terminals, reattached the cables and mower starts right up. Wilton Attaboy! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

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

2014-08-23 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Rich Thomas via Mercedes wrote: The status bar on the internet recovery is moving slowly, with an apparent timer that is bouncing around between 8something and now 4:58, which I guess is hours to download 4TB or something of OS N.N So there is something out there worse than Windows. Mitch.

Re: [MBZ] Lambo v. SLS

2014-08-23 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Craig via Mercedes wrote: On Sat, 23 Aug 2014 10:54:51 -0400 Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: http://jalopnik.com/watch-this-lamborghini-race-car-completely-flip-end-ove-1625937547 At least this one had a visible reason, unlike the Mercedes a few years ago that

Re: [MBZ] Hella quartz halogen headlights

2014-08-23 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
G. M. Brown via Mercedes wrote: I've recently seen some of you post that you've converted to Hella quartz halogen headlights. I see that Amazon has these (HELLA 002395991 7 H4 Type Single High/Low Beam Headlamp) for $37.07 with free shipping. This may be a silly question, but is this a

Re: [MBZ] Hella quartz halogen headlights

2014-08-23 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: H4 is plug compatible with 7 or 6x8 (or the low beam lamp in 5 3/4 or 4x6) sealed beam. It appears that some things have changed since the W123 was made, and now there are replacements advertised as HB2 or 9003 bulbs? I have no idea what the difference

Re: [MBZ] An oil question

2014-08-23 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
clay via Mercedes wrote: I used it with no issue in the e300d, or any other Benz from 1972-2002 I thought the electronic five speeds from about 1997-up required the special juice? Two years ago, when I bought the 1999 wagon, you could still get a case of Shell 134 from Ryder Fleet for a lot

Re: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender

2014-08-24 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Rich Thomas via Mercedes wrote: Yeah but you'll have 15 acres covered by junk Benzes soon enough. Get the lawn tractor sized Kubota and with the savings he should get a good strimmer to mow around the cars?

Re: [MBZ] Steel fuel line

2014-08-25 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: ‎Sorry. For some ‎reason fuel did not register in my brain. These say brake line, but should suffice, I imagine. Check the metallic composition. If it's zinc on the inside, I believe it's OK for gas but not for diesel. ___

Re: [MBZ] Tire question

2014-08-26 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: On the tires-easy website the price is only $176 for 4, delivered. Wonder where they are manufactured. Vietnam? PRC? https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20131101092955AACRa4k ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] Mobil 1 Rebate

2014-08-28 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: M1 is doing a $12 rebate on 5 quart jugs. Don't have the link handy but I'm sure it can be googled. Just need to find a participating retailer within $12 of Walmart's price. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search

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

2014-08-29 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: 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. Everybody should have some 1/8 thick

Re: [MBZ] Cool Drone Video

2014-08-30 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: What does this drone look like - any pictures? Most of them are quadcopters these days. http://www.rchobbyhelicopter.com/store52/agora.cgi?product=Quadcopter_UAV_Kits ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list

Re: [MBZ] Two weeks with the MotoX

2014-08-30 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: I LOVE the rounded back phone. Why does Apple insist on hard corners? The front edges of my macbook pro cut my wrists too, bad design. Because for Apple, form beats function? Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search

Re: [MBZ] Mobil1 Rebate

2014-08-31 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Looks like there might be a hitch with this rebate thing. I read the rules in great detail this morning, as I just picked up a couple of five quart jugs of 15W-50 at WallyWorld. Looks like they're only honoring it for specific retailers, and Walmart is not on

Re: [MBZ] Bilstein Shocks

2014-09-02 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes wrote: Agreed... My buddy put them in his 124 and Regretted it. He thought the car was too soft and wanted it to ride like his modern BMW. Back in the day, it was a pain sourcing Bilsteins for Saab 99s. Comfort didn't seem to be available, all the aftermarket

Re: [MBZ] vintage precision scale

2014-09-02 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Mountain Man via Mercedes wrote: does anyone use vintage scale to recommend? anyone want to sell decent scale/balance? i see swiss made 50g scales but they fetch $$. thanks. I always liked the 2610 gram triple beam Ohaus. (need accessory weights to go over 610g)

Re: [MBZ] vintage precision scale

2014-09-03 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Archer75--- via Mercedes wrote: http://www.ebay.com/sch/sis.html?_nkw=Torbal+Torsion+Balance+Model+PL+2+Laboratory+2KG+Scale+Balance Now those are way cool, but not cheap. Another thought is a Harvard Trip Balance. I bought one years ago because it was only $35, but never used it.

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