Reminds me: Summer of '58, while SWMBO and I were visiting my mother for a
few days, I started to cut here grass with her rotary mower that had dull
blade. I asked SWMBO to a hardware store in town 22 miles away and get a
12" flat bastard file. She came back in a few minutes and said to me, "They
wanta know what you are using it for." I replied, "Just get the file - a
12" flat bastard file - I'll decide how I'm gonna use it - just get the
file." Fast forward to spring of '88; I was using a chain saw in the back
yard; 'needed some oil for its chain; 'didn't wanta take extra time to go
significantly farther and pay extra money for "chain oil." 'Asked SWMBO to
go to garage 2 blocks away and get "a quart of the cheapest motor they
have." She came back in a few minutes and said, "They don't have any." I
jumped in the car and went to the garage; walked in and asked, "Do you
really not have any motor oil?" Mechanic replied, "Oh, yeah, we have motor
oil, but she said you're gonna use it in a chainsaw. We don't have chainsaw
oil." My reply, "I am, but it's irrelevant what I'm using it for. Just
sell me a quart of the cheapest motor oil you have."
Wilton
----- Original Message -----
From: "Curt Raymond" <curtlud...@yahoo.com>
To: "Diesel List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 11:01 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] I bought a battery...
I don't trust the Autozone computers.
Last battery I bought was for my '85 190D, they wanted to sell me some
dinky little thing, 700cca. I said "No, I want a Group 49" they insisted.
I told them I had an '83 240D (not a lie, I did have one) and they tried
to sell me an EVEN SMALLER(!) 600cca unit.
I finally told them I had no car at all, had walked in that day and I
wanted a big battery to run my boat. They let me pick whatever I wanted.
I'm so glad they built a new Autozone just over the border in tax free New
Hampshire. When I went yesterday they asked if I needed anything, I
responded "as long as the oil is in the 'oil zone' I'm all set." They
laughed and allowed as how that was probably where the oil was. I see I'll
have to train this store to carry more M1 5w40 but thats not all that
hard.
-Curt
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2011 23:18:57 -0600
From: Craig <diese...@pisquared.net>
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] I bought a battery...
Message-ID: <20110820231857.98a265e8.diese...@pisquared.net>
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On Sat, 20 Aug 2011 23:16:39 -0500 OK Don <okd...@gmail.com> wrote:
I was surprised when I found out that the vergassers I've owned all
used the same group 49 battery that the Diesels do - the 107 450SLC,
the 124 300E, and I think the MLuses it also, but need to check to be
sure.
Well, according to AutoZone (and the smaller Mercedes battery that was in
there), the 124 320E is not supposed to use a Group 49 battery. The Group
49 did fit, however, so that's what I got. I would guess that the battery
tray is sized for a diesel engine.
Craig
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