Mountain Man wrote:
> My neighbor mentioned a documentary about bees recently. I ride my
> bike 2.5 miles to his house to purchase eggs. As I walked out the
> door, he stopped and wrote the name for me. He said he always
> forgets, and I had already forgotten the name of the documentary.
>
>
SO buy it and stick in an OM617
I am real close to pulling the trigger
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And the steering idler arm bushings
Have you checked the tie rods and drag link for play? New steering
damper? Any of these being loose or worn will cause shakes.
I figure a new set of tie rods, drag link, and steering damper every
150K miles or so, maybe 200 if you live somewhere with dece
That's kind of all I am waiting on, he is supposed to be sending photos showing
the hail damage
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> On May 29, 2015, at 8:43 PM, astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> I wonder why he didn't show close up shots of the hail damage...
>
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> Fr
Gopher it
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On May 29, 2015, at 8:26 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
wrote:
I am real close to pulling the trigger
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Barry Goldwater said that,
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Friday, 29 May 2015, 07:41PM -0400 from Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
:
> Being obstinate is just not good for the country>>>
-- Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis: "Extremism in the defense of
liberty is no vice; moderation in t
I wonder why he didn't show close up shots of the hail damage...
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Friday, 29 May 2015, 08:26PM -0400 from "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes"
:
I am real close to pulling the trigger
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So what pickup do you have now? I think i missed the last episode of new
pickup search.
On May 29, 2015 3:34 PM, "Curt Raymond via Mercedes"
wrote:
> I've gotten it up to 20mpg if I keep it to 65-70mph on the highway. I
> don't generally pay attention that much. Last trip to Maine we'd have been
Oh the other thing is that the cable may be adjusted too short.
That would put one shoe partly out and make it not fit. I believe
that was what was wrong with one of mine when the new shoes
wouldn't fit. Some people will try to adjust the parking brake
with the cable rather then the adjusters
I am real close to pulling the trigger
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Have you checked the tie rods and drag link for play? New steering
damper? Any of these being loose or worn will cause shakes.
I figure a new set of tie rods, drag link, and steering damper every
150K miles or so, maybe 200 if you live somewhere with decent streets
and no pot holes.
Ste
I would take the disks off of both sides and look to see what the
difference is between the side that fit and the one that doesn't.
Could be as simple as the shoe not set in the right place, might
need to be moved up? or the adjuster is not backed in all the
way. Some dirt in it?
Hard to tell f
first step as diagnosis is to move the front wheels to the back
and the back wheels to the front and see if it still does the
front end shimmy.
Manfred
Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 14:30:00 -0400
From: Meade Dillon
To: Mercedes
Subject: [MBZ] 124 Steering Wheel Shakes
'87 300TD, 124.193, 343k
The Eagle has landed, Thanks!
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Charleston SC
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'95 E300
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Randy wrote:
>You are determined to stir up >trouble, aren't you?
>Are you what they refer to as a >"troll" on some other forums?
Yes.
Rick
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I live south of Providence but will be in Boston Monday & Tuesday.
On May 29, 2015 1:19 PM, "Rich Thomas via Mercedes"
wrote:
> No, he has the old Caddy, he was not inclined to keep fooling with an old
> Benz, though the Cad is starting to show some symptoms of age.
>
> He'll be at the Brown U Ho
That's way better than supporting a new coal mine in Poland.
On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 3:08 PM, Bob via Mercedes
wrote:
>
> I'm going to become a bundler for Hilz and start a solar company to
> put clean green power in Cuber. I'll make billion$!
>
> And we can call you Richar
Yes went into my Spam too. I will go look at it if anyone wants. . maybe
Dan you should drive this back from the Q.
On Mon, May 25, 2015 at 9:01 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Dan wrote:
> > One of you clam diggers should jump on this - looks like a nice car!
>
Looks pretty nice to me.
On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 8:02 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
>
> 1963 Mercedes 220 SE Coupe 4 speed manual
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The subject seems to have wandered, imagine that :-)
I did some years in the marine industry...
Your standard 5 lug trailer hub/axle uses a 1 1/16 X 1 3/8 spindle and the GVW
on that should be 3500# per axle. In Wa. State you will need brakes on both
axles if your GVW is over 3000#, these also us
If the part numbers are correct, and the parts aren't URO or some other
chinese junk, then try assembling them in a different manner (swap shoes
around? inside out?) Last resort: Get a bigger hammer...
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Max
Charleston SC
On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 2:50 PM, clay via Mercedes
wrote:
My neighbor mentioned a documentary about bees recently. I ride my
bike 2.5 miles to his house to purchase eggs. As I walked out the
door, he stopped and wrote the name for me. He said he always
forgets, and I had already forgotten the name of the documentary.
Thedocumentary is about bees leavi
RB wrote:
> You are determined to stir up trouble, aren't you?
If that is the same as introspection, then yes.
Troll serves to rile emotions.
I suggest. I say I am racist, even though I don't like it.
Introspection might be helpful, even on an open forum such as okiebenz.
We can challenge each ot
I've gotten it up to 20mpg if I keep it to 65-70mph on the highway. I don't
generally pay attention that much. Last trip to Maine we'd have been down
because the bed was full of kayaks.
-Curt
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To: Curt Raymond ; Mercedes Discussion List
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I think I pay $300 each for the Jetta and 190D annually and close to $1000 for
the pickup...
-Curt
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Cc: Mitch Haley
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 2:30 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT fuel economy
Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
>
I was more interested in the running gear being able to handle the weight.
Beefing up the frame may set me back a few hundred $$, whereas purchase of a
purpose made trailer would be a grand or more. If I strip down an SD, then I
have the muscle to move it too.
clay
2002 s430 - Victor, a S
Oh yeah, I was thinking of you last week at camp. Last year the inside of my
garage was absolutely soaked, I had probably a quarter inch of water. This year
we had nothing...
-Curt
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Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 1:20 PM
We no longer have a 2 party system. we now have a goobermnt pahty
with two faces.
Correction, America loves an underdog STORY. In the real world
people will drive right past the struggling mom and pop store to go
shop at Wal-Mart every dammed time.
American government was at its best when ou
I'm going to become a bundler for Hilz and start a solar company to
put clean green power in Cuber. I'll make billion$!
And we can call you Richary ! Oh glory to you !!
Bob
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On 29/05/2015 1:45 PM, clay via Mercedes wrote:
I am thinking the race car hauler will be the dual axle base of a free on CL
thrashed camp trailer. There are a number of them available. All I need is to
haul it out of some neo fascist red neck while supremacist's wooded back
country fortress
On 29/05/2015 12:20 PM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote:
BTW, Randy, what's da latest with condensation in da lake garage?
Wilton
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Not a problem this year.
It really relates to the weather in the spring as much as anything.
This year we had less snow and warmer
Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
With the old gasket and the old old gasket removed the new gasket fit perfect
and sealed as it should. We even bought new blades for the mower which now
actually cuts the grass rather than just pounding it out of the way...
Reminds me of the first time I chan
Correction, America loves an underdog STORY. In the real world people will
drive right past the struggling mom and pop store to go shop at Wal-Mart every
dammed time.
American government was at its best when our leaders knew how to compromise.
Everybody got the sticky end of the stick and we cam
On 29/05/2015 11:47 AM, Tom Savage via Mercedes wrote:
On May 27, 2015 11:45 AM, "Randy Bennell via Mercedes" <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
Last weekend, my son and I went to the lake.
We are in Winnipeg and we go to Sioux Narrows on Lake of the Woods about
45 minutes south of Kenora.
Complet
How well does your new truck do?
RB
On 29/05/2015 11:24 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
I suspect my $1500 Jetta at 50mpg beats 'em both. :)
-Curt
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Cc: Mitch Haley
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 11:11 AM
Subject: Re: [M
Not as long as billy bob and pillary are involved. They are exempt from laws.
Your retirement plans will likely include housing at some place that has
"Federal" as it's first name..
On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 10:31 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
I'm going to bec
The original parking brake set up on the w115 300D had failed and I had the set
I was going to use on Gump available. #1 boy and I jacked up the car and got
them on. The problem now is that the driver side rotor does not fit because
the shoes are off center and the bottom is sticking out. I h
I am thinking the race car hauler will be the dual axle base of a free on CL
thrashed camp trailer. There are a number of them available. All I need is to
haul it out of some neo fascist red neck while supremacist's wooded back
country fortress.
clay
On May 28, 2015, at 9:00 PM, Curly McLa
The evil white overlords are now being condemned for gentrifying the formerly
redlined districts that were 75% black before white guilt showed up. Now, the
african american population there is below 15%. Property values are rising,
tax base is increasing with more prosperous businesses moving
Sign me up! I'll help explore islands anytime, and help you drive
some of the vehicles. Adding a fud to the applications gives cred.
I'm going to become a bundler for Hilz and start a solar company to
put clean green power in Cuber. I'll make billion$!
Of course I will never install a sin
'87 300TD, 124.193, 343k miles. Help me with some diagnosis ideas please.
At highway speed, sometimes the steering wheel will shake, most of the time
it will not. Today it would shake during a turn at highway speed, and
turning left or right would make it shake. Occasionally, on the first
accele
Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
I suspect my $1500 Jetta at 50mpg beats 'em both. :)
Especially since, for the first time in recent memory, diesel mbz fuel is
cheaper than petrol mbz fuel. (diesel is still more than regular, about the same
as midgrade).
My insurance is about $600 per annum,
Let's hear it for obstinate, cantankerous bas***ds!
Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred.
> Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 10:15:10 -0700
> To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] For y'all trekkies
> From: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> CC: g2ma...@gmail.com
>
> Being obstinate is just not good for
Mining tax dollars is the new growth industry !
Invest by getting a job and paying taxes..
Might want to look at the RICO laws, before starting that little
enterprise, however..
Your retirement plans will likely include housing at some place that has
"Federal" as it's first name..
On Fri, May 29
I'm going to become a bundler for Hilz and start a solar company to put
clean green power in Cuber. I'll make billion$!
Of course I will never install a single solar panel, but I will get
billion$ because of my /good intentions/. I'll have some pretty heavy
overhead, will have to build an of
BTW, Randy, what's da latest with condensation in da lake garage?
Wilton
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No, he has the old Caddy, he was not inclined to keep fooling with an
old Benz, though the Cad is starting to show some symptoms of age.
He'll be at the Brown U Hospital primarily, and at various other places
too on occasion. Are you near Providence (I have a sense you are) -- I
am headed up
Congratulations to da "boy" doc and the family!
ATTABOY!
Wilton
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From: "Rich Thomas via Mercedes"
To:
Cc: "Rich Thomas"
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 11:19 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Pumping diesel
My daughter had her 300SD the last coupla weeks, Wed evening we stoppe
Being obstinate is just not good for the country>>>
I object. Foundation of these United States was based on bein obstinate.
The progress that was made in every industry was made because of some
obstinate person who refused to give in or to give up.
Huge industries and huge fortunes have been
On May 27, 2015 11:45 AM, "Randy Bennell via Mercedes" <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> Last weekend, my son and I went to the lake.
> We are in Winnipeg and we go to Sioux Narrows on Lake of the Woods about
45 minutes south of Kenora.
>
Completely off-topic, but speaking of Lake of the Woods..
I suspect my $1500 Jetta at 50mpg beats 'em both. :)
-Curt
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Cc: Mitch Haley
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 11:11 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT fuel economy
Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:
> That works out to almost 25 miles per i
Rich, tell your daughter "There's an app for that: Gas Buddy".
Fantastic when traveling. On my last trip to WDC area, returning on
95, I needed to stop for diesel. Gas Buddy found a station a mile
off the freeway that was about twenty cents cheaper than the
stations right off the exit ramp.
So will he have a Benz in Providence? ChowdahQ only about 25 miles south of
the City. Where is he doing his residency?
On May 29, 2015 11:19 AM, "Rich Thomas via Mercedes"
wrote:
> My daughter had her 300SD the last coupla weeks, Wed evening we stopped at
> coupla stations looking for dizzel, one
On 29/05/2015 10:11 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote:
How much did it cost to trade the 2002 Frod for the 2013?
Mitch.
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An arm and a leg!
I gave the 2002 to my younger son.
It has over 300K Kilometers on it and is becoming less reliable. He has
put
Rich, tell your daughter "There's an app for that: Gas Buddy". Fantastic when
traveling. On my last trip to WDC area, returning on 95, I needed to stop for
diesel. Gas Buddy found a station a mile off the freeway that was about twenty
cents cheaper than the stations right off the exit ramp.
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On 28/05/2015 11:00 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote:
To Kaleb,
re, hauling diesel and lack of a tank.
I use 4 ea. 55 gallon metal barrels. I have hauled them both in the
bed of
my F450 and my F350 pickup, and on my two axle flatbed trailer.
In each case, I strap all 4 barrels together wit
On 28/05/2015 7:42 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes wrote:
RB wrote:
Being obstinate is just not good for the country.
Yes, that is true.
The name we use for that down here these days is racism.
mao
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My daughter had her 300SD the last coupla weeks, Wed evening we stopped
at coupla stations looking for dizzel, one looked promising with a
yellow handle on the pump, turned out it was E85. We gave up, she left
yesterday morning after dropping me at the aerodrome, she had about 1/3
tank so I fi
Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:
That works out to almost 25 miles per imperial gallon or almost 21 miles
per US gallon.
It is a 2013 F150 Supercrew with the 5.0 coyote engine.
Based upon the above, I would say it is doing quite a bit better than my
previous truck which was the 2002 F150 Super
To Kaleb,
re, hauling diesel and lack of a tank.
For my one trip to DC, I had cheap fuel available, so I put 2 30 gal
barrels in the trunk of the 110.110 hooked them together, then fed a
line with a valve into a T in the return fuel line. When the tank
got low, I opened the valve in the trun
For us, it was ALWAYS next year.
Wilton
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From: "G Mann via Mercedes"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Cc: "G Mann"
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 12:10 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Pumping diesel
I tip my hat to anyone who can get rich farming... I've been involved in
farm
That's what I "pictured" when ya mentioned it. ;<)
ATTABOY!
Wilton
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From: "G Mann via Mercedes"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Cc: "G Mann"
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2015 11:47 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Pumping diesel
Tech tip, I forgot..
Cut the bottom end of the
I was thinking about this on the way to work today.
IIRC Dimitri blocked the thermostat open and the overheating stopped but he
found bubbles in the coolant.A cracked head or block would neatly explain why
it would randomly overheat. An air bubble (from combustion gasses) pressed up
against the
Mine is a Stage 1 Super M, the battery is still under the gas tank like on an M
so no live hydraulics. No live PTO either which is an even bigger pain when
you're mowing, which reminds me I need to find a new PTO clutch to keep the
mower from pushing the tractor...
-Curt
From: Curly McLain
Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
I think this has to be the case too. I think I'd open the block drain (in the
spring, the weather is terrible right now) and see if any chunks came out...
-Curt
Was the random overheating ever resolved?
Mitch (of the failing memory age group)
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Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote:
So, you honestly DON't want a twin turbo V12?
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/sale-wanted-trade-giveaway/2352057-2005-mercedes-benz-cl65-amg-renntech.html
I don't want it, at least not $24k worth.
I should have watched that.
The owner put it up on eBay twice, i
Mountain Man via Mercedes wrote:
Kaleb wrote:
That is a steal
Shall I call on it - for you?
Buy it, order a head gasket kit from MB of Northlake, (don't forget the head
bolts), and get to work. I'll loan you an inside micrometer kit if you don't
have access to a cylinder gauge. If there ar
Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
I love the racy color combination - white on off white.
At least it isn't black or silver.
But yeah, green or blue or even red would be better.
Mitch.
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