Fuse change is a panacea that is invoked at any mention of electrically possible issues. Also to be accomplished prior to discussion of your recent acquisition of fresh Benz and any issues it has. This way you can head off the ritualistic incantation of “CHANGE YOUR FUSES” by averring that you have indeed done this task, and this is why you are brining the issue before the esteemed group for discussion and a plethora of WAG solutions. Be sure the fuses are the brass, not aluminum sort, as we are racist against aluminum. I do not know why, just are.
clay > On Dec 21, 2016, at 7:09 AM, Kyle Arola via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > That is a pretty long history! Not really that surprising as the "older" > generations seem to not be part of the throw away generation we are seeing > today. I was introduced to this group and encouraged to get involved by > Dan and Manfred and in my quest for a seasoned Mercedes W123 wagon, this > group will certainly be of benefit to me! I appreciate knowing some of the > history behind this effort and I will certainly use the knowledge available > for good and not evil! > > Change your fuses seems to be pretty solid advice. Is this a frequent > problem/occurrence or a once a year type of event? > > Thanks! Kyle > > On Wed, Dec 21, 2016 at 9:15 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> Hi there Kyle, welcome to the club. A little about our group here, in >> case you weren't informed. Someone please correct me if I am errant in the >> facts. >> >> This email group originally started as a MB diesel list, with servers >> based in Canada. That list was incarnated in the late nineteen nineties >> (1997?). In about 2006, the server crashed and was never properly brought >> back online. When the system went down, Kaleb got a list of the membership >> and proceeded to contact everyone and started a new email list, with all of >> the old members. Many folks here, have been here since the beginning. >> >> About the members here. You will find this to be amongst the most august, >> well educated, intelligent, and well rounded groups anywhere in the >> physical, or cyber world. We have numerous engineers, several commercial >> and military pilots (ret), a couple of PhD 's, a couple JD's. Some of us >> have no letters after our name, but have been educated by life, and the >> passage of time. >> >> We tend to veer off topic occasionally (a LOT), but most members endure >> the off topic excursions without too much complaint. If we stuck to MB >> topics only, the list traffic would be sparse, and would eventually fade >> away. Any question or topic imaginable can be asked here, and answers will >> magically appear in your inbox. Want to know how to fix your dishwasher? >> Ask away. What is the best apple for pies? Yep, someone here knows. The >> subject of politics is endured, but can get out of hand. Fortunately, most >> of us do an adequate job of self policing. Personal attacks, and cursing >> will not be tolerated, and will get you moderated or banned. (Somebody else >> can explain the origins of the email group "Banned".) A couple of folks use >> pseudonyms instead of their given names, I suppose as an attempt to lessen >> their Internet footprint. To each his own. >> >> We have had a few members pass away, most notable among them was A. >> Marshall Booth PhD. The man was a genius in several fields, and Mercedes >> Benz diesel automobile systems happened to be one of them. I, for one, feel >> blessed to have known him digitally. He would USE CAPS for emphasis, and >> any electrical malady would usually bring the response from him to CHANGE >> YOUR FUSES. It is an iconic phrase around here... >> >> A few of us can be considered Luddites (kermudgians, refusing to accept >> modern amenities). I would say the majority of us put the "C" in "cheap". >> We understand the hard work behind the value of a dollar, and wish to >> extract the most value we can from each one of those hard earned dollars. >> Hence the love of Mercedes Benz automobiles. And that is the reason we are >> here. >> >> Welcome to the club. >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtiEkUollnQ&sns=em >> >> Rick >> A link to Marshall's obit. Can't believe it's been nine years. >> http://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2007/11/30/ >> Obituary-Dr-August-M-Booth-Jr-Pitt-pharmacology-researcher- >> was-instrumental-in-department-s-growth/stories/200711300171 >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 >> >> > _______________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
