Are you in that group? Sent from my iPhone
> On Aug 8, 2018, at 6:28 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Yeah I saw that spring compressor thing and all I could do was cringe and run > away. I guess it’s good these younger guys are getting interested in these > cars but they needs ta do sum larnin. I like the passion and all but they > need some smarts to go with it before wunnum kills hisself. > > --FT > Sent from iPhone > >> On Aug 8, 2018, at 7:23 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> So I mentioned before about these Facebook kids on this W123 group talking >> about their cars overheating. Sometimes the things I see on there cause my >> blood pressure to raise with how idiotic some of these people are. I am not >> sure why or how these people fell in love with the 123 but the did. A lot >> of posts are really simpleton stuff. The other day somebody posted a pic of >> the block heater plugin wanting to know what it was for. Really? Today >> somebody is posting pics of the autozone hook type spring compressor trying >> to use it to pull springs out of a 123. There is this one kid that I get >> the impression he is running some sort of repair business on the side or >> something as I hear him mention working on customers cars and his profile >> says something about a "business". Anyway the OP posted a pic of one >> autozone spring compressor. He posted a pic or something about the 2 piece >> hook one should work, just spread the coils apart a little bit to get it to >> fit. Holy smokes, if this guy is getting people to pay him to work on his >> car and he thinks this is Ok, I am not sure who is dumber, him or whoever >> lets him work on their car. The other day he posted about replacing the >> chain tensioner rail on a 617 and he had to remove the radiator and a bunch >> of crap to get the rail pin out because he did not have the proper tool. >> Wow. Anyway, sorry for the rant. >> >> >> --- >> This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. >> https://www.avg.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 > _______________________________________ 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
