Re: [MBZ] AZ BOB

2024-01-28 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Averages to over 27,000 miles/year, or 560 miles/week. On Sun, Jan 28, 2024 at 9:02 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > https://www.facebook.com/share/TdoLywrfDMTL38Ks/?mibextid=79PoIi > > Sent from my iPhone > > ___ >

Re: [MBZ] AZ BOB

2024-01-28 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
That’s been for sale before. I remember the seats and the random blue cord. When it was for sale before I don’t think it had the glow plug issues. AZBob Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 28, 2024, at 7:02 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > >

Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob

2023-02-16 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I have never seen a movie but have known there was one. I have known about this forever and saw a documentary on it somewhere not too long ago. An abandoned Oklahoma group posted pics of the abandoned plant which reminded me of the story. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 15, 2023, at 9:30 PM,

Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob

2023-02-15 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
Look up Erin Brokovich too. Companies would never do anything that cause individuals harm for profit. /sarc I wonder how they will sweep East Palestine, Ohio under the rug? Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: February 15, 2023 8:45 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to:

Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob

2023-02-15 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
There’s a good movie about it --FT Sent from iFōn > On Feb 15, 2023, at 9:45 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Just ran across something about this and since you used to be in the > business was curious if you had ever heard about this incident involving our > former nuclear

Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob

2023-02-15 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
The movie that put Meryl Streep on the map. That and Kramer v. Kramer with Dustin Hoffman. Both great flicks from the 80s. On Wed, Feb 15, 2023 at 10:30 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Yeah. The nuclear industry, at all levels, was full of cowboys in those > days.

Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob

2023-02-15 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
Yeah. The nuclear industry, at all levels, was full of cowboys in those days. Kerr McGee, among others, thought they could run nuclear facilities like they ran petrol facilities. You’ve never seen the movie? AzBob Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 15, 2023, at 7:45 PM, Kaleb Striplin via

Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob

2021-12-18 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
There is a button to click for a translation. Seems like a low risk purchase if everything adds up. Seller's Description *Muy buen carro llevo 6 meses con él y no me a fallado en nada * Very good car I've been with it for 6 months and it hasn't failed me in anything Translated from Spanish On

Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob

2021-12-18 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Just swing by the closest Home Depot first thing in the morning and snag someone. -D > On Dec 18, 2021, at 1:11 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1926315794207943/ > > > Sent from my iPhone > > ___ >

Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob

2021-12-18 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
I need translation. I’d have to take one of my homies to go look at it. AZBob Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 17, 2021, at 11:11 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1926315794207943/ > > > Sent from my iPhone > >

Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob, Know About This?

2020-08-02 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
And of course the company put out an official email containing “talking points” we simple-minded employees should stress when fielding questions from our friends and families about the invasion (face palm emoji). Bob R Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 2, 2020, at 11:20 AM, G Mann via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob, Know About This?

2020-08-02 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
They can be programmed like a swarm and if using short-range communication can organize amongst themselves --FT Sent from iPhone > On Aug 2, 2020, at 2:18 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > Is it possible to launch a couple dozen cheap drones all at once from a > launch pad? >

Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob, Know About This?

2020-08-02 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Odd, isn't it, how that 02:00 wakeup call excuse never worked when I was in the Military Seems a realignment of their head rectal position is overdue. Followed by reassignment to some special place where the supply boat only comes every 6 months and there are no women or alcohol and a

Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob, Know About This?

2020-08-02 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Is it possible to launch a couple dozen cheap drones all at once from a launch pad? On Sun, Aug 2, 2020 at 2:14 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I liked how the government guys told the locals to knock it off because > they were waking people up when they reported

Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob, Know About This?

2020-08-02 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I liked how the government guys told the locals to knock it off because they were waking people up when they reported this. -D > On Aug 2, 2020, at 2:11 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > Yes. Pretty strange. No one is exactly sure what it was all about. > > Bob R > > Sent from my

Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob, Know About This?

2020-08-02 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
Yes. Pretty strange. No one is exactly sure what it was all about. Bob R Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 2, 2020, at 8:56 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/34800/the-night-a-drone-swarm-descended-on-palo-verde-nuclear-power-plant > > -D >

Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob Needs This

2020-04-18 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
My son and I drove one of these all over CO and UT one summer when he as 12. Surprisingly nimble and responsive car, as big as a yacht but very comfy. Try as I might I could not complain. On Sat, Apr 18, 2020 at 1:41 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > The across the

Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob Needs This

2020-04-18 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
The across the street neighbors, in 1976, had this car exactly, with a matching Kingswood Estates wagon. Same color for both. My dad, being an Oldsmobile man, always said it looked like the Westerburs had two turds plopped down in their driveway. Bob R Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From:

Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob did not screw me over on a car deal

2019-11-19 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I was thinking that too, but Kaleb says this car already has that clutched pulley, so ? One example is a terrible sample size to draw a conclusion from. - Max Charleston SC On Mon, Nov 18, 2019 at 7:46 PM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > If you switch

Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob did not screw me over on a car deal

2019-11-18 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
If you switch the alternator pulley to the freewheel version, it will not jiggle the spring to death at idle. But springs are pretty cheap. On Sun, Nov 17, 2019, 4:12 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > All it takes is a tire iron/lug wrench, a couple of 13mm wrenches and a > minute and you can

Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob did not screw me over on a car deal

2019-11-18 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com > Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Cc: rbenn...@bennell.ca > Subject: Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob did not screw me over on a car deal > > So, are you suggesting he should have said "words was hard"? > > > ___ &

Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob did not screw me over on a car deal

2019-11-18 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
"were". :) Not really suggesting anything. That statement came to mind, and I thought I'd share it. Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: November 18, 2019 3:54 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: rbenn...@bennell.ca Subject: Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob did no

Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob did not screw me over on a car deal

2019-11-18 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
pends on what the definition of "is" is. > > https://slate.com/news-and-politics/1998/09/bill-clinton-and-the-meaning-of-is.html > > > Rick > > From: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Sent: November 18, 2019 2:25 PM > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com >

Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob did not screw me over on a car deal

2019-11-18 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
es@okiebenz.com Sent: November 18, 2019 2:25 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: azbob...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob did not screw me over on a car deal Words is hard. Bob R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To searc

Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob did not screw me over on a car deal

2019-11-18 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
It depends on what the definition of "is" is. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/1998/09/bill-clinton-and-the-meaning-of-is.html Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: November 18, 2019 2:25 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: azbob...@gmail.com Subject

Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob did not screw me over on a car deal

2019-11-18 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Sadly, yes. Randy On 18/11/2019 2:24 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: Words is hard. Bob R Sent from my iPad On Nov 18, 2019, at 9:43 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: On 16/11/2019 5:41 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: So I went over and checked out the e300 tensioner

Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob did not screw me over on a car deal

2019-11-18 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
Words is hard. Bob R Sent from my iPad > On Nov 18, 2019, at 9:43 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > wrote: > > On 16/11/2019 5:41 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >> So I went over and checked out the e300 tensioner situation. Tensioner was >> fine, the spring must have broke and was

Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob did not screw me over on a car deal

2019-11-18 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 16/11/2019 5:41 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: So I went over and checked out the e300 tensioner situation. Tensioner was fine, the spring must have broke and was MIA. I pulled one off another car and it was good to go. A poor choice of wording for the subject line. It suggests

Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob did not screw me over on a car deal

2019-11-17 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
There, I fixed it.   I have not seen a tire iron that would fit in a 3/8" or 11 mm hole.   Not even my BMW motorsickle tire irons will.  They are small.   I always have a 12" extension in my box, and they work well for this job.   Still takes me more than a minute.   More like 10-15 to stop,

Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob did not screw me over on a car deal

2019-11-17 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
All it takes is a tire iron/lug wrench, a couple of 13mm wrenches and a minute and you can swap the spring out. The lug wrench is the critical tool here. -D > On Nov 17, 2019, at 7:06 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > > On Sun, 17 Nov 2019 17:46:52 -0600 Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: >

Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob did not screw me over on a car deal

2019-11-17 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Sun, 17 Nov 2019 17:46:52 -0600 Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: > I had a spring break.  Not a bad idea to carry a spare, or install new > every 10 yrs or so as preventative. > > Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote on 11/17/19 11:24 AM: > > I have had it happen to me about 3-4 times that I

Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob did not screw me over on a car deal

2019-11-17 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
I had a spring break.  Not a bad idea to carry a spare, or install new every 10 yrs or so as preventative. Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote on 11/17/19 11:24 AM: I have had it happen to me about 3-4 times that I can remember. It is probably a good idea considering it takes less than a minute

Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob did not screw me over on a car deal

2019-11-17 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I have had it happen to me about 3-4 times that I can remember. It is probably a good idea considering it takes less than a minute to install. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 17, 2019, at 6:55 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > That is good news, far better than dealing with stripped

Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob did not screw me over on a car deal

2019-11-17 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
That is good news, far better than dealing with stripped threads or worse. I'm beginning to wonder if keeping a spare spring in my OM60x cars wouldn't be a bad idea. I've heard several stories about these springs breaking, not terribly common but would be very inconvenient if it happened on the

Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob did not screw me over on a car deal

2019-11-16 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
Good. I do have a little faith in my wrenching prowess. Bob R Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 16, 2019, at 5:21 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > So I went over and checked out the e300 tensioner situation. Tensioner was > fine, the spring must have broke and was MIA. I pulled

Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob - Gray Sideless Sheepskin Seat Cover

2019-06-26 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
Occasionally they have nice normal colored sheepskin looking ones for around $95 that last 4 or 5 years. Bob R Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 26, 2019, at 10:52 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > Bob, > > Only thing I could find on Costco’s web site: > >

Re: [MBZ] AZ bob

2019-06-19 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
I texted the seller a week or so ago, no reply. Left voice mail. Nada. It’s about 30 miles away from me. Bob R Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 19, 2019, at 4:19 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Already posted and commented on, I'm surprised that you are not going to > get it. >

Re: [MBZ] AZ bob

2019-06-19 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Already posted and commented on, I'm surprised that you are not going to get it. - Max Charleston SC On Wed, Jun 19, 2019 at 6:51 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > https://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/pts/d/gilbert-1981-mercedes-300td/6902956395.html >

Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob Needs This

2019-05-02 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
A month ago I put the magic sealant into the system in my '95 E300, due to the leaking evaporator. So far the AC performance has not changed, so I think the charge is holding, but it was a slow leaker before. The day after I installed the sealant / new dryer / fresh charge of 134a, I used my

Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob Needs This

2019-05-02 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I would check the AC out and hit it with a can of sealant and call it done. -D > On May 2, 2019, at 7:23 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > Not bad. > > Bob R > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On May 1, 2019, at 2:29 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >>

Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob Needs This

2019-05-02 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
Not bad. Bob R Sent from my iPhone > On May 1, 2019, at 2:29 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > https://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/cto/d/phoenix-1987-mercedes-benz-300d-turbo/6878001445.html > > -D > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To

Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob Needs This

2019-05-01 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
i'd bet it needs an evapectomy... Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote on 5/1/19 7:16 PM: I wonder if the paint is single stage or two. That would be awesome if it has single stage paint. My '95 E300 is (I think) the same blue and it is quite handsome. The AC can't be that hard to work out,

Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob Needs This

2019-05-01 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I wonder if the paint is single stage or two. That would be awesome if it has single stage paint. My '95 E300 is (I think) the same blue and it is quite handsome. The AC can't be that hard to work out, probably a weekend or two of concentrated effort. Put in a better condenser and an expansion

Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob Needs This

2019-05-01 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I was thinking much the same. The seller has been trying to move it on some of the MB forums without success, meaning they’re probably willing to haggle at this point… -D > On May 1, 2019, at 7:10 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Price is a little steep for broken AC, but worth

Re: [MBZ] AZ Bob Needs This

2019-05-01 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Price is a little steep for broken AC, but worth looking at and bargaining a bit. - Max Charleston SC On Wed, May 1, 2019 at 5:30 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >