Re: [MBZ] OT - photos of the Cessna landing
On Thu, 19 Sep 2013 23:25:57 -0500 OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote: Our son shot these photos, I composited them --- hope the link works . . . http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=f55217e3-903d-4161-9275-27e816875df9lc=1033 The page says, Click to view You'll be installing Microsoft Silverlight. If Silverlight is already installed and you're still getting this make sure the Silverlight add-on and ActiveX are enabled. That's a problem since I run Linux. And I really wanted to see the video. Craig ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: The Jetta rides again!
We're only about 2 miles from the NH border, about 25 miles south of Keene. We usually go to Keene for dinner or shopping. Its a nice little collage town with a good old style downtown that you can walk around. -Curt Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 18:36:46 -0600 From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: The Jetta rides again! Message-ID: 20130919183646.1b86a871596cb398fd9fe...@pisquared.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 On Thu, 19 Sep 2013 17:20:03 -0700 (PDT) Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: My '98 Jetta TDI hit the road tonight, Congratulations! and then a ride to Keene, NH for new tires and alignment, out the door there for less than $400, score! Keene, NH? I know you are in Massachusetts. How far are you from Keene? Need to make an appointment for a timing belt, water pump and coolant flush/fill and sticker (once the CEL is dealt with) and we'll be all set.? 55 miles total today with nary a snag other than the shifter bushings are so bad I can't find 5th gear, oh well, getting closer anyway. Keep up the good work! Craig ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: The Jetta rides again!
Yeah well, try finding one for a mk3 Jetta. Most stuff out there is mk4 and later. I dunno if the mk3s all rusted away or just that VW people are a fickle bunch... Fortunately the mk3 has a steel oil pan and while its lower than my 190D I don't consider it absurdly low and I don't plan to lower the car so I'm not too worried about it. -Curt Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 17:42:12 -0700 From: Greg Fiorentino gf...@dslnorthwest.net To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: The Jetta rides again! Message-ID: 00f601ceb59a$3fa08ac0$bee1a040$@net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Have you installed a skid plate yet? Highly recommended! Greg ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] poos detailing
When I painted my MB, 911 and MGB, I bought a lot of stuff from these guys www.autobodytoolmart.com. I highly recommend the 3M stuff. It is all excellent.It's also a good idea to create a relationship with a local shop that sells paint lke PPG to the public/hobbyist -- they know all the tricks and the best products. For instructions on color sanding / Buffing I suggest a google search for color sanding and there will be all kinds of videos showing different techniques. I'm a big fan of Griots Garage and i believe their website has videos also but IMO their stuff is pretty pricey and not better than 3M. But I cannot resist buying their stuff sometimes. ;-) It is better/safer to use a DA buffer as it is less possible to burn through the paint. You might consider putting masking tape on edges as they usually have the thinnest paint and will burn thru easily. I also have a 6 buffer and if using foam pads I learned how to buff and not burn thru - but you are much more likely to burn thru with a standard flat sander/buffer. But large flat areas you will probably be OK... Good luck - LarryT 78 240D 91 300D On 9/16/2013 2:00 AM, clay wrote: Look into the Griots stuff. HF has a workable 6 RA sander/buffer that I just picked up. I used the 25% off coupon. Original price was $60. Pick up the velcro pads at HF too. A little less expensive than Griot, but probably the same things. The SE had a kacked up hood. Pine sap had eaten the clear away and into the color. The hood looked like a giant had sneezed on it and the boogers cooked on. Felt like it too. I used a razor to shave the crap off, just to be able to get a sort of smooth surface to start with. That was not good enough. Chemicals like isopropyl or other mild solvents did not reduce the cratering either. Then I used the targeted nuclear option. I got wet/dry sandpaper. I worked up from 1500 to 5000 grit and turned the hood into an opaque disaster. That done, I washed it up and the wet made it look pretty good. So, I got out the Griot #1 polish and put that on it with the RA. Then worked up to #3 polish, followed by the sealant. It went from heavy damage to very shiny black paint. The pitting is still noticeable, but that is just white spots from paint damage. The surface is smooth as an infants posterior. The owner will eventually have to do a repaint, but for now, the car looks good enough. clay 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately well tailored chap 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers On Sep 15, 2013, at 1:47 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: The hood on my 92 300SD is oxidized bad, it has been repainted at some point and oxidized when the rest of the car has not. I have been meaning to buff it out for a long time but have never got around to it. Today I washed the car and messed with buffing it. I just used what I had on hand and it did not work all that well. I had some turtle wax polishing compound in a quirt bottle and my 9 random orbital buffer. I buffed on it quite a while and ended up really scrubbing on it by hand in one corner and could tell it was starting to shine up but was going to take many hours and lots of manual scrubbing to get it off. So I gave up till I could get some proper equipment, probably a Harbor Freight regular buffer and something other that Turtle wax. Poos you use a buffer? I do NOT want to do it by hand, I am way too lazy and hate detailing cars. You use 3m products, right? What do you recommend to cut down really bad oxidation, followed with a nice wax that will last a long time . ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] W124 cruise controls
No vacuum, electric control. Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 16:51:28 -0500 From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca Vaccuum leak? ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] W124 cruise controls
Yes the whole linkage system has been cleaned and grease in the cups. No sticking there. Do have one where the whole thing doesn't work most of the time. Will probably take the controller apart some time and see if it may just need resoldering. Just not important enough right now. Manfred Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 17:11:34 -0500 From: Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net Could be a number of things, but first I would check to make sure the linkage at the actuator is clean and moving freely -- if it sticks in either direction, it will surge. None of mine did when they worked, but would drop and re-establish speed more and more often as the amplifiers went out. Peter ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] UPS is fast and cheap to canada
If I were in Canada and you did that to me I'd never order from you again. Poor bastards gonna end up paying some absurd extra brokerage fee to UPS to get their stuff. USPS is the ONLY way to ship to Canada. -Curt Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 23:54:52 -0400 From: Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List Mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] UPS is fast and cheap to canada Message-ID: caciok3snpujfvixhgyjuhuqk6tnrljxp3ulam4bzk-vxtjn...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 i sent a box of about 20lbs to toronto today on standard. shipping was only 37 bucks. 55 with insurance. i have to think this is a mistake, but i was told it is expected to be delivered on tuesday that's a lot cheaper and faster on my end than USPS! a couple of months ago i overnighted a fairly substantial part to canada via UPS and it was only about 80 dollars and arrived about 16 hours after it was shipped. it's impressive although most canadians do not like to be shipped via UPS as it seems to cost them some additional fees or something -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.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
Re: [MBZ] Windshield
The OE seals are much better made - just like other parts their genealogy may be questionable.There was a huge thread on the 911 list a while back with lots of stories of seals that didn't fit and work that had to be redone. It's even possible to get a seal from the dealer that does not fit properly but these are more rare. YMMV LarryT 91 300D On 9/19/2013 4:45 PM, MG wrote: Why? Manfred Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 09:20:42 -0400 From: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com Get an OE seal, NO exceptions! Dan ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: The Jetta rides again!
A collage town? Made up of a lot of little pieces?? Confused Dan On Sep 20, 2013, at 7:53 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: We're only about 2 miles from the NH border, about 25 miles south of Keene. We usually go to Keene for dinner or shopping. Its a nice little collage town with a good old style downtown that you can walk around. -Curt Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 18:36:46 -0600 From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: The Jetta rides again! Message-ID: 20130919183646.1b86a871596cb398fd9fe...@pisquared.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 On Thu, 19 Sep 2013 17:20:03 -0700 (PDT) Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: My '98 Jetta TDI hit the road tonight, Congratulations! and then a ride to Keene, NH for new tires and alignment, out the door there for less than $400, score! Keene, NH? I know you are in Massachusetts. How far are you from Keene? Need to make an appointment for a timing belt, water pump and coolant flush/fill and sticker (once the CEL is dealt with) and we'll be all set.? 55 miles total today with nary a snag other than the shifter bushings are so bad I can't find 5th gear, oh well, getting closer anyway. Keep up the good work! Craig ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Wiring a Switch in the Glow plug Relay
Is this car not worth the price of a new/used relay? Seems like a lot ofeffort to avoid buying the correct part unless this is a car going to the salvage yard? With all of Kalebs cars seems like he'd have a used one ? Don't get me wrong - I'm a huge proponent of Cheap but this seems counter productive. BTW - I would not want to sell a car with a jury rigged starting system. LarryT On 9/17/2013 6:49 PM, Bob Rentfro wrote: Someone mentioned yesterday that I could keep my car on the road by simply removing the fuse from the glowplug relay after each start and then reinstalling the fuse when it was time to start the car. Someone else mentioned about the wiring in a switch of some sort. How in the world would I do that? remove the fuse and wire a switch in between the two screws? Bob R ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Obummercare caused my benefits to be canceled
it's coming On 9/19/2013 12:38 PM, Brian Toscano wrote: Why they don't charge fat people more is a mystery to me. On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 10:37 AM, Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com wrote: There are a LOT of folks that see this as another something for nothing deal (they either won't have to pay or don't have anything now). Cranial-rectal inversion is not part of their decision process. Having said that, several aspects of the existing system did (and many still do) require fixing. Scott -Original Message- Roger wrote: ... Wonderful bunch of garbage we've been sold as taxpayers. I keep wondering when the electorate will remove its collective head from its collective butts and right this ship of state. ... ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Windshield
This comes up often enough it should be part of an FAQ somewhere When I was into VW stuff years ago there was a Karmann Ghia guy in Oregon called House of Ghia that made a lot of reproduction parts. He had a great article on non-OE rubber parts. The business has returned since he died a few years ago, but the website does not have all of his articles. The best example I have seen is one that Randy Steele of EPS, Ltd. showed me in person one time. He had an MB W123 windshield seal and an aftermarket seal. In the lower corners of the MB seal there were three small lips along the seal groove. The aftermarket seal has one. These were almost imperceptible. Had he not shown them to me I would have never noticed. This was one example of why aftermarket rubber parts can be substandard but the differences almost impossible to detect. To add to this, the materials themselves can be suspect - this is what the House of Ghia guy highlighted. Really, do you want to save a few bucks to roll the dice? If you are selling the car I could see it, but if you plan on having it around for any length of time it's a penny wise/pound foolish situation. Dan On Sep 20, 2013, at 8:08 AM, Larry T l02tur...@comcast.net wrote: The OE seals are much better made - just like other parts their genealogy may be questionable.There was a huge thread on the 911 list a while back with lots of stories of seals that didn't fit and work that had to be redone. It's even possible to get a seal from the dealer that does not fit properly but these are more rare. YMMV LarryT 91 300D On 9/19/2013 4:45 PM, MG wrote: Why? Manfred Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 09:20:42 -0400 From: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com Get an OE seal, NO exceptions! Dan ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT but back to diesels
For you I'd say a diesel never makes sense, well not never but the current crop don't make any sense. Maybe in a few years when the Dodge v6s start hitting the used market (assuming they ever come out). What Mike calls an advantage in diesels only being in 3/4 ton I call a disadvantage because the ride will be harsher. Same with more expensive 10ply tires that don't flex as well so aren't as good offroad. Pickup trucks are interesting because they all get used differently. My Ranger spends a lot of time commuting but has hauled 2 cars, dragged snowmobiles all over, done some serious 4 wheeling (yay limited slip differential!) and hauled a lot of firewood. Firewood hauling in particular is hard on a truck (if you're doing it right) because I don't want to drag the wood any farther than I have to I'll push the truck way back into the woods to load up. Then I've got to ease out with the trailer hitch dragging on the ground because the truck is loaded right down. Plus throwing all that wood around beats up the bed... Realistically you'd be just as well served with a fullsize SUV and trailer as a pickup but if a pickup makes you happy then thats what you should have... -Curt Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 17:05:14 -0500 From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] OT but back to diesels Message-ID: 523b751a.6030...@bennell.ca Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Sort of an extension of the truck for Jaime thread, but at what point in terms of use do you folks think a diesel makes sense? I only run about 12K miles a year on my truck, but of that about 8200 miles will be highway miles this year. I do regular runs to the lake which is about a 350 mile round trip and regular runs to North Dakota that would be about 300 miles round trip. Sometimes I haul or tow but a lot of the time the box is empty and we are not towing anything. Most of my travels are in the spring through fall. From November through March we don't go out to the lake usually. Around here, the cost of diesel is still lower than gasoline through the summer. In winter, it is usually higher than gasoline. I keep trying to talk myself into a diesel pickup. So far I have resisted. Randy ___ 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
[MBZ] OT: Truck for Jamie
I'm in New England but close enough to the ocean it doesn't get all that cold for all that long. We'll hit -20F one morning every other year or so. I've been driving a diesel car for the past 10 years and the only time I had trouble with not having enough interior heat was the time the fan died on the way to work. That was a cold ride... Mike is in upstate New York, probably colder there than here. There must be plenty of working type people around you with diesel trucks and of course all semi-trucks are diesels. If they didn't have cabin heat people wouldn't use them. You must see the grill blockers around a lot. At one point Ford made cool (well I thought they were cool) plastic inserts for the grills on their trucks. This would have been in the '90s when the grill had big holes. You could put in as many inserts as you needed to keep the engine warm. Pretty invisible in use unlike a blanket or piece of cardboard. I suspect one big advantage in more recent years is higher temp thermostats, the engine is producing heat, as long as you're not wasting it out to the radiator you'll be able to have it in the cab. -Curt Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 10:49:18 -0500 From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Truck for Jamiey Message-ID: 523b1cfe.6010...@bennell.ca Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed On 18/09/2013 3:31 PM, Fmiser wrote: Curt wrote: You're not really looking at the numbers here, you're saying 20 isn't that much more than 15 but it is 33 1/3% after all. In reality you've made my point again, you've got a 12 year old truck you've driven 66k, not even 6k a year, you're not a diesel truck person. A diesel person drives 25,000 miles or MORE a year. I disagree here. *smiles* A diesel person is one who chooses to drive a diesel. Someone using economics only for making a purchase choice may need to drive that much per year to make diesel a good choice. A true diesel person will buy and drive diesel powered vehicles even if it cost me more to do so. That's me. *grin* Money is a factor in my choice, but it is not the primary factor. -- Philip, diesel fan Where are you Philip? Any of you folks in colder climates? New Englanders maybe? I am wondering how well the diesel trucks produce heat. I am hearing stories around here that suggest they don't produce good heat in winter. Randy who lives in the GWN ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Namez
I think thats what Wilton wrote, the hard G like in jean, not the soft g like in grape. The question (in my mind) is actually more about the I, is the e sound like in jean or the i sound like in ion? In Saskatchewan is Regina (Reg-I-na) -Curt Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 12:54:41 -0500 From: Benz Hogs benz-n-h...@gulseth.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Namez Message-ID: 523b3a61.9010...@gulseth.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed No, RA-gina for the hard 'g' Luther KB5QHU Forest Park, IL '98 ML320 Max (171,xxx mi) On 9/19/2013 8:33 AM, WILTON wrote: As in RA-jeana? Wilt ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Windshield
Yeah but at 3-5 times the price with the probability of getting the same exact item repackaged getting more likely I don't know if it's all that worth it any more. I've had very good results with the dreaded URO windshield seals so far in 2 cars. I'll let you know how they hold up over the years. Manfred Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 18:13:56 -0400 From: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com Because it's too easy for third party maker to cut corners, not that it ever happens. wry grin When it comes to rubber parts, always use OE. Cheap insurance. Dan ___ 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
[MBZ] OT but back to diesels
In your situation I would have gone for a diesel a long time ago. I live a bit over 20 miles out of town where we work and go shopping. Went to a diesel for myself over 20 years ago, full size van. Wife still has gas because a new small truck with diesel is not available and she needs reliability. If any of the car companies that sell small diesel trucks (all of them) could get their shit together and sell one here we would have one for her. Manfred Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 17:05:14 -0500 From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca Sort of an extension of the truck for Jaime thread, but at what point in terms of use do you folks think a diesel makes sense? I only run about 12K miles a year on my truck, but of that about 8200 miles will be highway miles this year. I do regular runs to the lake which is about a 350 mile round trip and regular runs to North Dakota that would be about 300 miles round trip. Sometimes I haul or tow but a lot of the time the box is empty and we are not towing anything. Most of my travels are in the spring through fall. From November through March we don't go out to the lake usually. Around here, the cost of diesel is still lower than gasoline through the summer. In winter, it is usually higher than gasoline. I keep trying to talk myself into a diesel pickup. So far I have resisted. Randy ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Computer question
Your mistake here is thinking PCI and PCI Express are the same thing. They aren't. PCI Express is also known as PCIe, its a much smaller slot. You'll want a PCIe card. Your other mistake is overusing the word modem. The only time its appropriate in your whole email is DSL Modem. Every other time you used it you meant network card. -Curt Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 08:53:12 -0400 From: Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] Computer question Message-ID: 2D8420B0FDCA4040B37EFFBA4E68D209@PC466116028214 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original A friends Dell P6754yPC desktop computer won't connect to the internet. I fixed the TCP/IP but now Window7 says the rj45 modem is bad (the wireless modem works okay). There's a lot of lightning in this area that often takes out internal modems. Since the rj45 modem is part of the motherboard, I'm wondering if I can simply use an Intel PRO/1000 GT Desktop Adapter - PCI - 1 x RJ-45 - 10/100/1000Base-T - Internal modem or equivalent? This computer is connected to a DSL modem. The long motherboard socket where the Intel modem would plug in has one notch. The Intel modem has two notches. Motherboard description lists these slots, one of which is in use by a wireless modem. 1 PCI Express x16 slot for graphics card 3 PCI Express x1 slots 1 PCI Express x1 minicard slot Modem description says: Compatible with x1, x4, x8, and x16 full-height and low-profile PCI Express slots Thanks, Gerry ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: The Jetta rides again!
Everybodys a critic! Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 08:08:12 -0400 From: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: The Jetta rides again! Message-ID: fea4f352-d38d-422b-9591-2eb805e5b...@penoff.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii A collage town? Made up of a lot of little pieces?? Confused Dan On Sep 20, 2013, at 7:53 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: We're only about 2 miles from the NH border, about 25 miles south of Keene. We usually go to Keene for dinner or shopping. Its a nice little collage town with a good old style downtown that you can walk around. -Curt ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Windshield
I had a URO seal and it sucked, I had to spread flowable silicone all under the edge of the seal to make it not leak. Then I had to restick it every couple years. Shoulda got OE... -Curt Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 08:39:59 -0400 From: MG trainpain2...@aol.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Windshield Message-ID: 523c421f.60...@aol.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Yeah but at 3-5 times the price with the probability of getting the same exact item repackaged getting more likely I don't know if it's all that worth it any more. I've had very good results with the dreaded URO windshield seals so far in 2 cars. I'll let you know how they hold up over the years. Manfred Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 18:13:56 -0400 From: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com Because it's too easy for third party maker to cut corners, not that it ever happens. wry grin When it comes to rubber parts, always use OE. Cheap insurance. Dan ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] UPS is fast and cheap to canada
If I were in Canada and you did that to me I'd never order from you again. Poor bastards gonna end up paying some absurd extra brokerage fee to UPS to get their stuff. USPS is the ONLY way to ship to Canada. There's a long list of fees. Basic entry prep on a $101 (with shipping) order is $29. Then there's a minimum $6 bond fee, a $15 low value shipment amendment (unless something is delayed ten days, then it's $50), and a $4.25 COD fee for collecting the money. http://tinyurl.com/brokeragescrewing ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Windshield
I had a URO seal and it sucked, I had to spread flowable silicone all under the edge of the seal to make it not leak. Then I had to restick it every couple years. Shoulda got OE... When OE is URO, I think I'll buy a Chevy. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT - photos of the Cessna landing
Looking mighty good. 'Know how to hurt a guy, don't ya? 'Making me envious. ;) Wilton - Original Message - From: OK Don okd...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List Mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 12:25 AM Subject: [MBZ] OT - photos of the Cessna landing Our son shot these photos, I composited them --- hope the link works . . . http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=f55217e3-903d-4161-9275-27e816875df9lc=1033 -- OK Don They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin 1775 in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. - Benjamin Franklin 1789 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] UPS is fast and cheap to canada
that would be a little psycho of you as he was the one who insisted on nothing but UPS delivery, but i wouldn't be surprised On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 8:04 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: If I were in Canada and you did that to me I'd never order from you again. Poor bastards gonna end up paying some absurd extra brokerage fee to UPS to get their stuff. USPS is the ONLY way to ship to Canada. -Curt Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 23:54:52 -0400 From: Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List Mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] UPS is fast and cheap to canada Message-ID: caciok3snpujfvixhgyjuhuqk6tnrljxp3ulam4bzk-vxtjn...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 i sent a box of about 20lbs to toronto today on standard. shipping was only 37 bucks. 55 with insurance. i have to think this is a mistake, but i was told it is expected to be delivered on tuesday that's a lot cheaper and faster on my end than USPS! a couple of months ago i overnighted a fairly substantial part to canada via UPS and it was only about 80 dollars and arrived about 16 hours after it was shipped. it's impressive although most canadians do not like to be shipped via UPS as it seems to cost them some additional fees or something -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.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 -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Namez
I've wondered 'bout the I, too. Is it ea as in jean or I as in eye or ion? Wilton - Original Message - From: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com To: Diesel List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 8:33 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Namez I think thats what Wilton wrote, the hard G like in jean, not the soft g like in grape. The question (in my mind) is actually more about the I, is the e sound like in jean or the i sound like in ion? In Saskatchewan is Regina (Reg-I-na) -Curt Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 12:54:41 -0500 From: Benz Hogs benz-n-h...@gulseth.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Namez Message-ID: 523b3a61.9010...@gulseth.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed No, RA-gina for the hard 'g' Luther KB5QHU Forest Park, IL '98 ML320 Max (171,xxx mi) On 9/19/2013 8:33 AM, WILTON wrote: As in RA-jeana? Wilt ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Windshield
Mitch wrote: When OE is URO, I think I'll buy a Chevy. http://www.uroparts.com/uro/news/show/30 Time to buy a Chevy? Rick Knoble Sent from My Samsung tablet ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Namez
not quite! On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 9:33 AM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: As in RA-jeana? Wilt - Original Message - From: Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 11:14 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Namez RA-gina On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 10:46 PM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote: Just ragina and the kids Please forgive the question, but is that pronounced RAG-ina, or RAGE-ina? I could see it going either way. (Not that it actually would make much difference, other than that the latter would be a bit easier to get away with!) Me? I'm stuck with SWMBA. Nearly as good. Sometimes I call her Xena. (The worrier princess.) -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/ http://www.okiebenz.**com/archive/ http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.comhttp://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com http://mail.**okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/**mercedes_okiebenz.comhttp://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.com* __**_ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.comhttp://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com __**_ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.comhttp://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Namez
like in saskatoon only ra instead of re On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 8:33 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: I think thats what Wilton wrote, the hard G like in jean, not the soft g like in grape. The question (in my mind) is actually more about the I, is the e sound like in jean or the i sound like in ion? In Saskatchewan is Regina (Reg-I-na) -Curt Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 12:54:41 -0500 From: Benz Hogs benz-n-h...@gulseth.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Namez Message-ID: 523b3a61.9010...@gulseth.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed No, RA-gina for the hard 'g' Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL '98 ML320 Max (171,xxx mi) On 9/19/2013 8:33 AM, WILTON wrote: As in RA-jeana? Wilt ___ 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 -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.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
Re: [MBZ] OT: The Jetta rides again!
I'm just funnin' ya. Don't be a looser, give me a brake! Lt. Dan, Grammar and Punctuation Police Sent from my iPad On Sep 20, 2013, at 8:56 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: Everybodys a critic! Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 08:08:12 -0400 From: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: The Jetta rides again! Message-ID: fea4f352-d38d-422b-9591-2eb805e5b...@penoff.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii A collage town? Made up of a lot of little pieces?? Confused Dan On Sep 20, 2013, at 7:53 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: We're only about 2 miles from the NH border, about 25 miles south of Keene. We usually go to Keene for dinner or shopping. Its a nice little collage town with a good old style downtown that you can walk around. -Curt ___ 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
[MBZ] UPS is fast and cheap to canada
Gary, I ship to Canada several times during the year and especially during the Christmas season. While UPS may seem cheaper, they will PO your customers because both they and Fedex charge large brokerage fees to simply complete a form. The USPS does not do this. Therefore, in total USPS is cheaper for your customer. Normally, I only use USPS for international shipping. The tracking is good, claims good, and ship time is reasonable. I also only take PayPal for international shipping as the credit cards get into conversion rates, etc. and cost more. Just some extra info. Best Wishes, Roger Hale Dinnerware Classics, Inc. Monroe, Ga. 770-267-0850 www.dinnerwareclassics.com (new) www.southernnightsantiques.com (antique) ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT but back to diesels
Air down those 10 plys to 10 or 15 psi and see how well they flex. That's what ya do when ya need traction offroad around here.lol Mike On Sep 20, 2013 8:23 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: For you I'd say a diesel never makes sense, well not never but the current crop don't make any sense. Maybe in a few years when the Dodge v6s start hitting the used market (assuming they ever come out). What Mike calls an advantage in diesels only being in 3/4 ton I call a disadvantage because the ride will be harsher. Same with more expensive 10ply tires that don't flex as well so aren't as good offroad. Pickup trucks are interesting because they all get used differently. My Ranger spends a lot of time commuting but has hauled 2 cars, dragged snowmobiles all over, done some serious 4 wheeling (yay limited slip differential!) and hauled a lot of firewood. Firewood hauling in particular is hard on a truck (if you're doing it right) because I don't want to drag the wood any farther than I have to I'll push the truck way back into the woods to load up. Then I've got to ease out with the trailer hitch dragging on the ground because the truck is loaded right down. Plus throwing all that wood around beats up the bed... Realistically you'd be just as well served with a fullsize SUV and trailer as a pickup but if a pickup makes you happy then thats what you should have... -Curt Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 17:05:14 -0500 From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] OT but back to diesels Message-ID: 523b751a.6030...@bennell.ca Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Sort of an extension of the truck for Jaime thread, but at what point in terms of use do you folks think a diesel makes sense? I only run about 12K miles a year on my truck, but of that about 8200 miles will be highway miles this year. I do regular runs to the lake which is about a 350 mile round trip and regular runs to North Dakota that would be about 300 miles round trip. Sometimes I haul or tow but a lot of the time the box is empty and we are not towing anything. Most of my travels are in the spring through fall. From November through March we don't go out to the lake usually. Around here, the cost of diesel is still lower than gasoline through the summer. In winter, it is usually higher than gasoline. I keep trying to talk myself into a diesel pickup. So far I have resisted. Randy ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] UPS is fast and cheap to canada
i usually send stuff USPS to canada as that's what most customers want. on that rare occasion when a customer insists on UPS, i accommodate them and just find it amazing how cheap and fast it is on my end, without regard to the costs on their end. while i won't let them have the dismal chinese parts everyone else pushes without a fight, i'm fairly indifferent to what delivery method they desire, mostly because they know a lot more about it than i do so i immediately defer to their judgment on the matter On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 10:08 AM, roger...@comcast.net wrote: Gary, I ship to Canada several times during the year and especially during the Christmas season. While UPS may seem cheaper, they will PO your customers because both they and Fedex charge large brokerage fees to simply complete a form. The USPS does not do this. Therefore, in total USPS is cheaper for your customer. Normally, I only use USPS for international shipping. The tracking is good, claims good, and ship time is reasonable. I also only take PayPal for international shipping as the credit cards get into conversion rates, etc. and cost more. Just some extra info. Best Wishes, Roger Hale Dinnerware Classics, Inc. Monroe, Ga. 770-267-0850 www.dinnerwareclassics.com (new) www.southernnightsantiques.com (antique) ___ 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 -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.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
Re: [MBZ] Wiring a Switch in the Glow plug Relay
I will get a used relay if I can find one. In the meantime, the switch is working well. This 240D is by far the neediest MB I have ever owned. It has issues. If it was absolutely rust free (but I'm sure it's pretty much rust free compared to cars back east) and I knew more of its history I could get a little more jazzed for it. I can feel the flex discs getting sketchy, the seats are shot, something is allowing the driver's rear to sag a bit It would be a no brainer if I more of an emotional connection to this particular car. Bob R On Sep 20, 2013 5:13 AM, Larry T l02tur...@comcast.net wrote: Is this car not worth the price of a new/used relay? Seems like a lot ofeffort to avoid buying the correct part unless this is a car going to the salvage yard? With all of Kalebs cars seems like he'd have a used one ? Don't get me wrong - I'm a huge proponent of Cheap but this seems counter productive. BTW - I would not want to sell a car with a jury rigged starting system. LarryT On 9/17/2013 6:49 PM, Bob Rentfro wrote: Someone mentioned yesterday that I could keep my car on the road by simply removing the fuse from the glowplug relay after each start and then reinstalling the fuse when it was time to start the car. Someone else mentioned about the wiring in a switch of some sort. How in the world would I do that? remove the fuse and wire a switch in between the two screws? Bob R __**_ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.comhttp://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com __**_ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.comhttp://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
Re: [MBZ] Computer question
Thanks for the corrections. I'm 'way behind on computer technology since Win98 and I've forgotten a lot too. Gerry From: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com Your mistake here is thinking PCI and PCI Express are the same thing. They aren't. PCI Express is also known as PCIe, its a much smaller slot. You'll want a PCIe card. Your other mistake is overusing the word modem. The only time its appropriate in your whole email is DSL Modem. Every other time you used it you meant network card. -Curt Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 08:53:12 -0400 From: Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] Computer question Message-ID: 2D8420B0FDCA4040B37EFFBA4E68D209@PC466116028214 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original A friends Dell P6754yPC desktop computer won't connect to the internet. I fixed the TCP/IP but now Window7 says the rj45 modem is bad (the wireless modem works okay). There's a lot of lightning in this area that often takes out internal modems. Since the rj45 modem is part of the motherboard, I'm wondering if I can simply use an Intel PRO/1000 GT Desktop Adapter - PCI - 1 x RJ-45 - 10/100/1000Base-T - Internal modem or equivalent? This computer is connected to a DSL modem. The long motherboard socket where the Intel modem would plug in has one notch. The Intel modem has two notches. Motherboard description lists these slots, one of which is in use by a wireless modem. 1 PCI Express x16 slot for graphics card 3 PCI Express x1 slots 1 PCI Express x1 minicard slot Modem description says: Compatible with x1, x4, x8, and x16 full-height and low-profile PCI Express slots Thanks, Gerry ___ 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 - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2242 / Virus Database: 3222/6184 - Release Date: 09/20/13 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 'Nother Sondy Tale
On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 5:05 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: Yep, already. ARCTIC FOXES By Wilton Strickland Thanks for another great story, Wilton! I only wish you had gotten some pictures of the cute little critters! Alex ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] W124 cruise controls
Well it's not so much that it's not subtle. It's that in all the other vehicles I've driven including the Chevy van with diesel engine, the CC holds the engine at one RPM when going down a level road. My Mercedes 123s all keep changing rpm continuously up and down, kind of like they are obsessed with being exactly right on the the exact set ft/second rather then being OK with being at about 1 mph more or less like other cars. Sort of like some Asian drivers I've ridden with. They can't seem to hold their foot still on the gas peddle, continuous up and down like they're riding a bike or something. May end up just not using the CC. Manfred Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 19:16:55 -0400 From: WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com Mine was like that somewhat 'til I replaced the CC amp with known good one from the SDL. Now it holds speed very nicely and power applications are very subtle and not annoying at all - very satisfying. Wilton ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Fwd: Cheap preglow relay fix
i like the way you talk, young fella! On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 9:09 PM, David Kristin Gilmore dandkgilm...@frontier.com wrote: Bob Renfro was wanting specifics on bypassing the preglow relay. Below is a post I made a couple years ago. Don't know whether the pictures will show. If not I can send them some other way. Recently when I went to start my 83 SD I had no dash glow light and the engine wouldn't fire. I traced the problem to the preglow relay (black plastic box about 3X3X2 on the fender behind driver's side headlight). There was voltage accross the 80 amp strip fuse but nothing was getting to the glow plugs. I took off the relay, removed the 4 screws at its edges and slid the contents out. A solenoid and a circuit board which looked mostly OK except for two little canisters that had leaked out beige goo. Brother Rusty prices this relay at $189. When I googledpregow relay bypass I found some have replaced it with a fender mounted starter relay of the Ford type actuated by momentary contact button switch. The attached pictures show my adaptation of this approach - I left the original relay there to use the wiring connecters and 80 amp fuse. (Before I put it back together I rigged it so it would always be on.) $14.99 for the solenoid, $4.99 for the switch, both from Autozone. You lose the dash light function. But it is easy to start counting seconds when you hear that SNACK sound. Dave Gilmore, Cameron WV Our waking dreams feature money everywhere but in our sleeping dreams it is strange and rare. ___ 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 -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.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
Re: [MBZ] UPS is fast and cheap to canada
Maybe he works for UPS or a broker so he can avoid fees. I have been shipping parts to Canada for a lot of years and not once has a customer chosen UPS over USPS. Mike On Sep 20, 2013 9:24 AM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: that would be a little psycho of you as he was the one who insisted on nothing but UPS delivery, but i wouldn't be surprised On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 8:04 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: If I were in Canada and you did that to me I'd never order from you again. Poor bastards gonna end up paying some absurd extra brokerage fee to UPS to get their stuff. USPS is the ONLY way to ship to Canada. -Curt Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 23:54:52 -0400 From: Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List Mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] UPS is fast and cheap to canada Message-ID: caciok3snpujfvixhgyjuhuqk6tnrljxp3ulam4bzk-vxtjn...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 i sent a box of about 20lbs to toronto today on standard. shipping was only 37 bucks. 55 with insurance. i have to think this is a mistake, but i was told it is expected to be delivered on tuesday that's a lot cheaper and faster on my end than USPS! a couple of months ago i overnighted a fairly substantial part to canada via UPS and it was only about 80 dollars and arrived about 16 hours after it was shipped. it's impressive although most canadians do not like to be shipped via UPS as it seems to cost them some additional fees or something -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.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 -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Namez
So like vagina? Thats weird... -Curt Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 10:01:09 -0400 From: Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Namez Message-ID: caciok3urlcr3gjphwes5xfunfhvp310mzomnqrl_ysjpdz+...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 like in saskatoon only ra instead of re On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 8:33 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: I think thats what Wilton wrote, the hard G like in jean, not the soft g like in grape. The question (in my mind) is actually more about the I, is the e sound like in jean or the i sound like in ion? In Saskatchewan is Regina (Reg-I-na) -Curt ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Fwd: Cheap preglow relay fix
You can restore dash light function with a wire into the cabin, remove the current bulb and use your wire to hook up another. Thats how my '78 240D works. -Curt Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 21:09:39 -0400 From: David Kristin Gilmore dandkgilm...@frontier.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] Fwd: Cheap preglow relay fix Message-ID: mailman.3312.1379688453.6330.mercedes_okiebenz@okiebenz.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; Format=flowed Bob Renfro was wanting specifics on bypassing the preglow relay. Below is a post I made a couple years ago. Don't know whether the pictures will show. If not I can send them some other way. Recently when I went to start my 83 SD I had no dash glow light and the engine wouldn't fire. I traced the problem to the preglow relay (black plastic box about 3X3X2 on the fender behind driver's side headlight). There was voltage accross the 80 amp strip fuse but nothing was getting to the glow plugs. I took off the relay, removed the 4 screws at its edges and slid the contents out. A solenoid and a circuit board which looked mostly OK except for two little canisters that had leaked out beige goo. Brother Rusty prices this relay at $189. When I googled pregow relay bypass I found some have replaced it with a fender mounted starter relay of the Ford type actuated by momentary contact button switch. The attached pictures show my adaptation of this approach - I left the original relay there to use the wiring connecters and 80 amp fuse. (Before I put it back together I rigged it so it would always be on.) $14.99 for the solenoid, $4.99 for the switch, both from Autozone. You lose the dash light function. But it is easy to start counting seconds when you hear that SNACK sound. Dave Gilmore, Cameron WV Our waking dreams feature money everywhere but in our sleeping dreams it is strange and rare. -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 0029.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 110352 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20130917/69afe674/attachment.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 00311.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 78181 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20130917/69afe674/attachment-0001.jpg -- Subject: Digest Footer ___ 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 -- End of Mercedes Digest, Vol 94, Issue 221 * ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT but back to diesels
A 10 ply tire will never flex like a 6 ply... -Curt Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 10:08:57 -0400 From: Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT but back to diesels Message-ID: calhj_1deddk5x5ub5hyrh59wgpfs+j3wcxpvgcakdtf6ysk...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Air down those 10 plys to 10 or 15 psi and see how well they flex. That's what ya do when ya need traction offroad around here.lol Mike ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 350 SDL Opinions
Well, bad, but better than I was afraid of. 'Buff right out, eh, Rich? BTW, Angelo, I can make ya a good deal on Rt Rr tail light assembly. Wilton - Original Message - From: Angelo Giaimo michaelangel...@gmail.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 3:24 PM Subject: [MBZ] 350 SDL Opinions Well folks, it finally happened! My 1990 350SDL rod bender with 278k and a repair history similar to Wilton's (my head gasket was at ~125k but still on the original trans) was rear-ended by a school bus! Getting an estimate from my shop today and my ins co is looking at it also, as is the bus co's ins. Have full collision and comp, yet, so I don't know how the numbers work out or if its a total. After seeing what happened to Wilton, I was just wondering if I should seize the opportunity to unload it or fix it Just PO'ed right now. Angelo Sent from my iPad ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 107
Thanks Fred. I have a hood emblem, just too lazy to install. Not sure a 107 emblem would fit a W113? Sent from my iPhone On Sep 20, 2013, at 11:32 AM, Frederick Moir fredy4.s...@yahoo.com wrote: Alles. Yesterday at the junkyard there was an 107 in mostly complete condition, small hit in rear. Not pristine by any means. It has an hood emblem for Dimitri perhaps? In Salem MA, Naumkeag Used Auto Parts. www.naumkeagusedautoparts.com Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] W124 cruise controls
'Didn't use CC on my '87 300D for years because of the surging. 'Real pleasure to use it now with good amp. Wilton - Original Message - From: MG trainpain2...@aol.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 10:42 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] W124 cruise controls Well it's not so much that it's not subtle. It's that in all the other vehicles I've driven including the Chevy van with diesel engine, the CC holds the engine at one RPM when going down a level road. My Mercedes 123s all keep changing rpm continuously up and down, kind of like they are obsessed with being exactly right on the the exact set ft/second rather then being OK with being at about 1 mph more or less like other cars. Sort of like some Asian drivers I've ridden with. They can't seem to hold their foot still on the gas peddle, continuous up and down like they're riding a bike or something. May end up just not using the CC. Manfred Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 19:16:55 -0400 From: WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com Mine was like that somewhat 'til I replaced the CC amp with known good one from the SDL. Now it holds speed very nicely and power applications are very subtle and not annoying at all - very satisfying. Wilton ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] UPS is fast and cheap to canada
One can do the brokerage thing, but is is a pain and takes time etc so, unless one is into doing it on a regular basis, hardly seems worth it - which is what the couriers want. I bought a double roller timing chain set for a small block Ford a few years back from an online supplier in the USA. By the time I paid the couier brokerage fees etc, I had paid about 2 o 3 times what I would have paid for it here. A lesson learned. Fortunately, I live close enough to the US border to go to ND about monthly. I have items shipped to people who act as a middle man near the border. They receive and hold packages for the sum of $5 and send me an email when things arrive. I pick them up on my jaunts to ND and bring them accross the border myself. Usually no duty but i have to pay the sales taxes at the Canadian Customs office. The reason people here like the post office to deliver is that the post office has a flat $5 fee so no huge brokerage costs and often they seem to ignore the sales taxes and sometimes the whole thing and just drop off the package with no extra charges. Randy On 20/09/2013 10:03 AM, Michael Canfield wrote: Maybe he works for UPS or a broker so he can avoid fees. I have been shipping parts to Canada for a lot of years and not once has a customer chosen UPS over USPS. Mike On Sep 20, 2013 9:24 AM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: that would be a little psycho of you as he was the one who insisted on nothing but UPS delivery, but i wouldn't be surprised On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 8:04 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: If I were in Canada and you did that to me I'd never order from you again. Poor bastards gonna end up paying some absurd extra brokerage fee to UPS to get their stuff. USPS is the ONLY way to ship to Canada. -Curt Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 23:54:52 -0400 From: Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List Mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] UPS is fast and cheap to canada Message-ID: caciok3snpujfvixhgyjuhuqk6tnrljxp3ulam4bzk-vxtjn...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 i sent a box of about 20lbs to toronto today on standard. shipping was only 37 bucks. 55 with insurance. i have to think this is a mistake, but i was told it is expected to be delivered on tuesday that's a lot cheaper and faster on my end than USPS! a couple of months ago i overnighted a fairly substantial part to canada via UPS and it was only about 80 dollars and arrived about 16 hours after it was shipped. it's impressive although most canadians do not like to be shipped via UPS as it seems to cost them some additional fees or something -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: The Jetta rides again!
I have never been there, but my good wife has an uncle and aunt who have lived in Keene NH. Cannot recall where they are now as they have moved back and forth between NH and VT a number of times. I hear that they are about to move into a condo that is sponsored by Harvard for old grads somewhere out there so am assuming they are likely moving to somewhere closer to Boston. Randy On 19/09/2013 7:20 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: My '98 Jetta TDI hit the road tonight, a quick ride to Autozone to read the codes (probably a bad vacuum line, more troubleshooting required) and then a ride to Keene, NH for new tires and alignment, out the door there for less than $400, score! Need to make an appointment for a timing belt, water pump and coolant flush/fill and sticker (once the CEL is dealt with) and we'll be all set. 55 miles total today with nary a snag other than the shifter bushings are so bad I can't find 5th gear, oh well, getting closer anyway. -Curt ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] UPS is fast and cheap to canada
On 20/09/2013 11:20 AM, Gary Hurst wrote: and what exactly are they brokering? while my own country is becoming kind of a third rate third world kinda place, it's still a place where you just buy stuff and it shows up and there are none of these issues. at least back when i used to actually buy stuff, this was the case. Well, free trade is loosening things up a bit but there still are duties payable depending on what one buys etc. For example, if we go to ND and buy good and show up at the border with them to import them into Canada, we will pay PST and GST on the value if we go for a day trip. If we stay in the USA for 48 hours we get an exemption but not for a day trip. If we bring back items that are made in the USA, Canada, or Mexico, there is no duty chargable. If we bring back items from the USA that originate in China, there will be potentially duty imposed. Often the border folks don't bother to charge the duty but theoretically they should and if we brought in a significant dollar value of the goods, no doubt would. I assume the same thing happens in reverse. If you bring things into the USA from Canada that are made offshore, the USA customs folk will likely charge you duty. The brokerage is essentially the process of filling out the papers, collecting the duties, if there are any, and submitting the papers and monies to the government. Randy ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Namez
On Fri, 20 Sep 2013 10:00:00 -0400 Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: not quite! On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 9:33 AM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: As in RA-jeana? It's interesting having all this speculation on pronunciation and having no comment from Kaleb, the only one who really knows how his wife's name is spelled and pronounced. Craig ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT - photos of the Cessna landing
On Sep 20, 2013, at 1:00 AM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: That's a problem since I run Linux. And I really wanted to see the video. Uh, yup. Me too. I have to boot into winders, maybe I'll watch it after all the updates are done :( Rick Who boots up Windows about once a quarter. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] UPS is fast and cheap to canada
And I believe that in many cases the decision to charge one for duties and fees is arbitrary and up to the Customs officer. I say this because there were numerous times I traveled outside the US and brought back items worth well over the $400 limit. I always listed EVERYTHING I bought overseas on my Customs declaration, a few times having to use more than one form, and not once was I ever required to pay duties. On one occasion I returned from a trip to Calgary and Edmonton with a very expensive animation cel I purchased at a gallery in Calgary that belonged to the wife of one of my customers. It was well over $400 and was BIG - probably 3' x 4' boxed, and I carried it on, too. I fully expected to have to pay duties on it, as I declared it for the full value with a copy of the invoice. When I cleared Customs in Calgary, the Customs officer took my form, swiped it with a marker, and waved me through. Dan Sent from my iPad On Sep 20, 2013, at 12:40 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: On 20/09/2013 11:20 AM, Gary Hurst wrote: and what exactly are they brokering? while my own country is becoming kind of a third rate third world kinda place, it's still a place where you just buy stuff and it shows up and there are none of these issues. at least back when i used to actually buy stuff, this was the case. Well, free trade is loosening things up a bit but there still are duties payable depending on what one buys etc. For example, if we go to ND and buy good and show up at the border with them to import them into Canada, we will pay PST and GST on the value if we go for a day trip. If we stay in the USA for 48 hours we get an exemption but not for a day trip. If we bring back items that are made in the USA, Canada, or Mexico, there is no duty chargable. If we bring back items from the USA that originate in China, there will be potentially duty imposed. Often the border folks don't bother to charge the duty but theoretically they should and if we brought in a significant dollar value of the goods, no doubt would. I assume the same thing happens in reverse. If you bring things into the USA from Canada that are made offshore, the USA customs folk will likely charge you duty. The brokerage is essentially the process of filling out the papers, collecting the duties, if there are any, and submitting the papers and monies to the government. Randy ___ 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
[MBZ] OT: For coffee lovers
I recently ran across this: Johann Sebastian Bach loved coffee; he considered it one of the great joys of his busy and active life. When Bach died, his personal possessions included at least two coffee pots, one of silver and another of brass, as well as several coffee services. Bach frequented the coffee houses in Leipzig and, on occasion, wrote a “secular” cantata for the enjoyment of his friends. The cantata was a brief oratorio for, usually, four voices. Bach wrote scores of these for use in the morning services at his church –- perhaps the best known is his expansion of Luther’s, “A Mighty Fortress is Our God” -– but he also penned a fair number of cantatas that had no overtly spiritual purpose. One of the most delightful of these is the “Coffee Cantata”, a little drama relating a dispute between a father and his daughter, who loved coffee. Her father insisted that she stop drinking coffee and get married. The wily waif went out and brought back for her father the village idiot, professing her love and intending to marry him. Astonished, the father rejected her plans (just as she knew he would) and insisted that he would find her a proper husband. Great! She agreed to his proposal on one condition: the husband he secured for her had to allow her to drink coffee. You can guess who got her way in the end. He also wrote a cantata about drinking. I recall, while in the Caltech Glee Club, of closing one performance with, Tenor: And now I think we've had enough; 'tis thirsty work this singing! Baritone: Quite true; 'tis time to be gone! Chorus: And now to town we go to spend an hour or so in drinking. Craig ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 350 SDL Opinions
BTW, what happened to da badges? ;) Wilton - Original Message - From: Angelo Giaimo michaelangel...@gmail.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 3:24 PM Subject: [MBZ] 350 SDL Opinions Well folks, it finally happened! My 1990 350SDL rod bender with 278k and a repair history similar to Wilton's (my head gasket was at ~125k but still on the original trans) was rear-ended by a school bus! Getting an estimate from my shop today and my ins co is looking at it also, as is the bus co's ins. Have full collision and comp, yet, so I don't know how the numbers work out or if its a total. After seeing what happened to Wilton, I was just wondering if I should seize the opportunity to unload it or fix it Just PO'ed right now. Angelo Sent from my iPad ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Namez
It's interesting having all this speculation on pronunciation and having no comment from Kaleb, the only one who really knows how his wife's name is spelled and pronounced. http://www.hi5.com/tagged/rqueen I pronounce it (and spell it) Reggie. Maybe that's why she doesn't like me. Mitch. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] UPS is fast and cheap to Canada
I haven't driven across since they started requiring a passport. The last time would have been 2007 I guess. We were at camp and decided to go to the casino in Pert-Andover. On the way over the Canadian guys ask where we're going Lucky's to which they reply Leave all your money we all laugh and head on through. On the way back the guy walks all the way around the Jeep (my parent's but I'm driving) then says Muddy Jeep. I keep my yap shut since he hasn't asked a question Real muddy Jeep. Now he's staring at me but I can stare back and act stupid with the best of them. Finally he says Well? and I say Well what? He takes our IDs and asks where we're from and is completely flabbergasted that my wife and I have MA driver's licenses but both my parents have Maine. Then he's totally shocked that my wife and mother were both born in MA while my dad and I were born in the same hospital not 10 miles from where we now sit. He just can't process that none of us actually live in Caribou but we own a camp there. Finally after maybe 10 minutes of him asking us over and over if we're sure we know where we live and where we were born his supervisor comes and looks over his shoulder (zero other vehicles have been anywhere near us during this time, the Fort Fairfield border crossing isn't real busy) and after another couple minutes takes our IDs from the first guy, hands them to me and although the first guy is still talking says You folks have a nice day now. The other guy shuts up and we drive off... -Curt Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:00:11 -0400 (EDT) From: m...@voyager.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] UPS is fast and cheap to canada Message-ID: 50447.107.194.192.215.1379696411.squir...@webmail.core.com Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 I assume the same thing happens in reverse. If you bring things into the USA from Canada that are made offshore, the USA customs folk will likely charge you duty. I've never had anything to declare. It's been about 15 years since I made the crossing, but from what I remember, beyond the standard anything to declare? question, the US Customs questions were related to got any illegal humans on board? and the Canadian Customs questions were for got anything we can tax?. Mitch. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: For coffee lovers
I actually sang the bass part of the Coffee Cantata in a choir (college choir IIRC) a long time back. Gotta love Bach! Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Craig Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 10:38 AM To: mercedes Subject: [MBZ] OT: For coffee lovers I recently ran across this: Johann Sebastian Bach loved coffee; he considered it one of the great joys of his busy and active life. When Bach died, his personal possessions included at least two coffee pots, one of silver and another of brass, as well as several coffee services. Bach frequented the coffee houses in Leipzig and, on occasion, wrote a “secular” cantata for the enjoyment of his friends. The cantata was a brief oratorio for, usually, four voices. Bach wrote scores of these for use in the morning services at his church –- perhaps the best known is his expansion of Luther’s, “A Mighty Fortress is Our God” -– but he also penned a fair number of cantatas that had no overtly spiritual purpose. One of the most delightful of these is the “Coffee Cantata”, a little drama relating a dispute between a father and his daughter, who loved coffee. Her father insisted that she stop drinking coffee and get married. The wily waif went out and brought back for her father the village idiot, professing her love and intending to marry him. Astonished, the father rejected her plans (just as she knew he would) and insisted that he would find her a proper husband. Great! She agreed to his proposal on one condition: the husband he secured for her had to allow her to drink coffee. You can guess who got her way in the end. He also wrote a cantata about drinking. I recall, while in the Caltech Glee Club, of closing one performance with, Tenor: And now I think we've had enough; 'tis thirsty work this singing! Baritone: Quite true; 'tis time to be gone! Chorus: And now to town we go to spend an hour or so in drinking. Craig ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Truck for Jamie
Theres just not that much mass in the engine... I've noticed that mine takes a long time to heat up. I'm having the water pump changed next week, maybe I should have the thermostat done too. Considering the amount of stuff I'm having done it won't add much more money ;) Timing belt water pump the seals around the timing belt plus tensioners and whatnot coolant flush and fill with proper VW G12 Shifter bushings This is of course what I get for buying a car with no history. -Curt Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 11:22:03 -0600 From: Brian Toscano brian.tosc...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Truck for Jamie Message-ID: cacncphmmq1ynajfegjtw7u2ywh0zyfmpmenxycfrvdvvz2p...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 In general its OK. My 2000 Jetta was hard to warm up on the coldest days even in Nashville. And on those same coldest days once it was at operating temperature it would drop down some at traffic lights! but it was a real fuel miser, 50 MPG at 75 MPH was not uncommon. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: For coffee lovers
13. Ego sum abbas (I am the abbot) Ego sum abbas Cucaniensis I am the abbot of Cockaigne et consilium meum est cum bibulis, and my assembly is one of drinkers, et in secta Decii voluntas mea est, and I wish to be in the order of Decius, et qui mane me quesierit in taberna, and whoever searches me out at the tavern in the morning, post vesperam nudus egredietur, after Vespers he will leave naked, et sic denudatus veste clamabit: and thus stripped of his clothes he will call out: (Baritone and Male Chorus) Wafna, wafna! Woe! Woe! quid fecisti sors turpassi what have you done, vilest Fate? Nostre vite gaudia the joys of my life abstulisti omnia! you have taken all away! 14. In taberna quando sumus (When we are in the tavern) In taberna quando sumus When we are in the tavern, non curamus quid sit humus, we do not think how we will go to dust, sed ad ludum properamus,but we hurry to gamble, cui semper insudamus. which always makes us sweat. Quid agatur in taberna What happens in the tavern, ubi nummus est pincerna,where money is host, hoc est opus ut queratur, you may well ask, si quid loquar, audiatur. and hear what I say. Quidam ludunt, quidam bibunt, Some gamble, some drink, quidam indiscrete vivunt. some behave loosely. Sed in ludo qui morantur, But of those who gamble, ex his quidam denudantursome are stripped bare, quidam ibi vestiuntur, some win their clothes here, quidam saccis induuntur.some are dressed in sacks. Ibi nullus timet mortem Here no-one fears death, sed pro Baccho mittunt sortem: but they throw the dice in the name of Bacchus. Primo pro nummata vini, First of all it is to the wine-merchant ex hac bibunt libertini;the the libertines drink, semel bibunt pro captivis, one for the prisoners, post hec bibunt ter pro vivis, three for the living, quater pro Christianis cunctis four for all Christians, quinquies pro fidelibus defunctis, five for the faithful dead, sexies pro sororibus vanis, six for the loose sisters, septies pro militibus silvanis. seven for the footpads in the wood, Octies pro fratribus perversis, Eight for the errant brethren, nonies pro monachis dispersis, nine for the dispersed monks, decies pro navigantibus ten for the seamen, undecies pro discordaniibus,eleven for the squabblers, duodecies pro penitentibus, twelve for the penitent, tredecies pro iter agentibus. thirteen for the wayfarers. Tam pro papa quam pro rege To the Pope as to the king bibunt omnes sine lege. they all drink without restraint. Bibit hera, bibit herus,The mistress drinks, the master drinks, bibit miles, bibit clerus, the soldier drinks, the priest drinks, bibit ille, bibit illa, the man drinks, the woman drinks, bibit servis cum ancilla, the servant drinks with the maid, bibit velox, bibit piger, the swift man drinks, the lazy man drinks, bibit albus, bibit niger, the white man drinks, the black man drinks, bibit constans, bibit vagus,the settled man drinks, the wanderer drinks, bibit rudis, bibit magnus. the stupid man drinks, the wise man drinks, Bibit pauper et egrotus,The poor man drinks, the sick man drinks, bibit exul et ignotus, the exile drinks, and the stranger, bibit puer, bibit canus,the boy drinks, the old man drinks, bibit presul et decanus,the bishop drinks, and the deacon, bibit soror, bibit frater, the sister drinks, the brother drinks, bibit anus, bibit mater,the old lady drinks, the mother drinks, bibit ista, bibit ille, this man drinks, that man drinks, bibunt centum, bibunt mille.a hundred drink, a thousand drink. Parum sexcente nummate Six hundred pennies would hardly durant, cum immoderate suffice, if everyone bibunt omnes sine meta. drinks immoderately and immeasurably. Quamvis bibant mente leta, However much they cheerfully drink sic nos rodunt omnes gentes we are the ones whom everyone scolds, et sic erimus egentes. and thus we are destitute. Qui nos rodunt confundantur May those who slander us be cursed et cum iustis non scribantur. and may their names not be written in the book of the righteous. On 9/20/13 1:38 PM, Craig wrote: I recently ran across this: Johann Sebastian Bach loved coffee; he considered it one of the great joys of his busy and active life. When Bach died, his personal possessions included at least two coffee pots, one of silver and another of brass, as well as several coffee services. Bach frequented the coffee houses in Leipzig and, on occasion, wrote a “secular” cantata for the enjoyment of his friends. The cantata was a brief oratorio for, usually, four voices. Bach wrote scores of these for use in the morning services at his church –- perhaps the best
Re: [MBZ] OT: Truck for Jamie
I have commented on this before so hope I don't bore anyone. My neighbor accross the lane has a Golf TDI. The first winter, he took it to the dealer to have seat heaters installed because the car did not produce sufficient heat to keep them warm. He says that is understandable. He is a retired Physics professor and says that vehicles that make really good fuel mileage are not as likely to produce good heat. He says that burning fuel is converting one form of energy to another and if one burns lots of fuel then one generally creates a lot of heat as part of that conversion. Thus the old cast iron V8 blocks of our youth used a lot of fuel but made and retained heat well. Modern engines have so much aluminum etc that they also dispel the heat better. Not so good when we need heat. One of the things I see touted for one of the new pickup trucks is active shutters that close off the grill when the temperature sensors say they don't need the airflow. Randy On 20/09/2013 12:57 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: Theres just not that much mass in the engine... I've noticed that mine takes a long time to heat up. I'm having the water pump changed next week, maybe I should have the thermostat done too. Considering the amount of stuff I'm having done it won't add much more money ;) Timing belt water pump the seals around the timing belt plus tensioners and whatnot coolant flush and fill with proper VW G12 Shifter bushings This is of course what I get for buying a car with no history. -Curt Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 11:22:03 -0600 From: Brian Toscano brian.tosc...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Truck for Jamie Message-ID: cacncphmmq1ynajfegjtw7u2ywh0zyfmpmenxycfrvdvvz2p...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 In general its OK. My 2000 Jetta was hard to warm up on the coldest days even in Nashville. And on those same coldest days once it was at operating temperature it would drop down some at traffic lights! but it was a real fuel miser, 50 MPG at 75 MPH was not uncommon. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Truck for Jamie
What was old is new again! Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred. From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca One of the things I see touted for one of the new pickup trucks is active shutters that close off the grill when the temperature sensors say they don't need the airflow. Randy ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Namez
Uh, no. Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL '98 ML320 Max (171,xxx mi) On 9/20/2013 10:05 AM, Curt Raymond wrote: So like vagina? Thats weird... -Curt Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 10:01:09 -0400 From: Gary Hurstjabbahur...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion Listmercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Namez Message-ID: caciok3urlcr3gjphwes5xfunfhvp310mzomnqrl_ysjpdz+...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 like in saskatoon only ra instead of re ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Truck for Jamie
He can't wire a piece of cardboard in front of the radiator? Or at least covering one of the fans? He's right of course, it'll be interesting to see how mine is this winter. They sell a coolant heater specifically for the TDI, 1000w he'd at least be able to start his commute warm. -Curt Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:52:17 -0500 From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Truck for Jamie Message-ID: 523c9961.5050...@bennell.ca Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed I have commented on this before so hope I don't bore anyone. My neighbor accross the lane has a Golf TDI. The first winter, he took it to the dealer to have seat heaters installed because the car did not produce sufficient heat to keep them warm. He says that is understandable. He is a retired Physics professor and says that vehicles that make really good fuel mileage are not as likely to produce good heat. He says that burning fuel is converting one form of energy to another and if one burns lots of fuel then one generally creates a lot of heat as part of that conversion. Thus the old cast iron V8 blocks of our youth used a lot of fuel but made and retained heat well. Modern engines have so much aluminum etc that they also dispel the heat better. Not so good when we need heat. One of the things I see touted for one of the new pickup trucks is active shutters that close off the grill when the temperature sensors say they don't need the airflow. Randy ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Truck for Jamie
A guy on TDI club said the same thing but its a car with an unknown history. If I get 6 months down the road and have to replace the water pump the timing belt has to come out anyway and I'm gonna be pissed. Might as well piggyback on labor already being done. Gonna have the coolant flushed and replaced too. Its probably only 25% coolant 75% water right now, the coolant distribution pipe was leaking and I didn't have any G12 to put in when I refilled. Which reminds me, tomorrow is oil change day. -Curt Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:18:09 -0600 From: Brian Toscano brian.tosc...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Truck for Jamie Message-ID: CACnCPhmghNDnn=9AChj1oMkjUegt6r5_pkYC6ysTyf_LLPLW=g...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 the water pump is not timing belt driven on the A3. on the A4 it is. if its not leaking it may not be necessary to replace, but if the coolant is skunky and you're in there anyway... ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] stupid anti-China video
I couldn't watch more than the first minute, does it get less stupid? He seems to be suggesting GM should ignore the China market or maybe just send some Impalas over there, because you know everybody wants American cars right? Like when the big 3 started trying to sell cars into Japan but couldn't figure out that in Japan cars are right hand drive... -Curt Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 15:31:57 -0400 From: Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] (no subject) Message-ID: BF3381407EA248A295832C5FE68B26A0@ScottPC Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Real merican cars? http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=Lvl5Gan69Wo http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=Lvl5Gan69Wo ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Truck for Jamie
Probably more likely because the USA has a reasonably warm climate throughout much of it. Esp CA which accounted for a whole lot of vehicles sold. Not needed there, so the poor folks who lived in places like Chicago were ignored. Randy On 20/09/2013 3:21 PM, Frederick Moir wrote: Provincialism? Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred. From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 4:17 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Truck for Jamie On 20/09/2013 3:12 PM, Frederick Moir wrote: Randy. Long ago and far away in Europe, UK especially, flaps, blinds, mobile louvers and cardboard behind the grill, were common on cars. Fancier cars got more sophisticated devices, of course. Rolls Royce had the vertical slats in the grill moved by a thermo-bulb in the radiator header tank, for instance. Saab 96's, and others, had a roller blind in front of the radiator, controlled by a chain from the drivers seat. Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred. So, why have things like this been so slow in coming to us? Randy ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT - photos of the Cessna landing
Sorry about that - I'll find another way to post it. It's not a video, it's 5 still images stitched together into a scrollable panorama. The only easy, simple way I've found to do this (and with the best results) is via Microsoft's Image Composite Editor, which is build on Silverlight technology. It just works and produces the best panoramas I've seen. Perhaps this will help? http://www.mono-project.com/Moonlight and/or http://www.maketecheasier.com/install-and-run-silverlight-in-linux/2010/10/02 On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 1:00 AM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: On Thu, 19 Sep 2013 23:25:57 -0500 OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote: Our son shot these photos, I composited them --- hope the link works . . . http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=f55217e3-903d-4161-9275-27e816875df9lc=1033 The page says, Click to view You'll be installing Microsoft Silverlight. If Silverlight is already installed and you're still getting this make sure the Silverlight add-on and ActiveX are enabled. That's a problem since I run Linux. And I really wanted to see the video. Craig ___ 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 -- OK Don They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin 1775 in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. - Benjamin Franklin 1789 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Truck for Jamie
Wilton. Any favorite engine (s) ? Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred. From: WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 4:29 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Truck for Jamie J-47 engines on B-47E's. ;) 'Also had GE, Studebaker and Packard engines - sometimes on same airplane. Wilton ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Truck for Jamie
Back in the teens and '20s International Harvester offered shutters on tractors setup to burn kerosene. Extra heat was required at the intake manifold to vaporize the kerosene (which was really stove oil not what we think of as kerosene). Later models I believe had some kind of thermostat system to open and close the shutters to stay in the optimal temperature range. -Curt Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 14:58:53 -0500 From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Truck for Jamie Message-ID: 523ca8fd.7090...@bennell.ca Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed I remember them on things like big Mack trucks but I don't think it is something that has been done on pickup trucks. Randy On 20/09/2013 2:45 PM, Frederick Moir wrote: What was old is new again! Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Truck for Jamie
They don't include 6 cyl MB diesels! Randy On 20/09/2013 3:45 PM, Frederick Moir wrote: Wilton. Any favorite engine (s) ? Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT - photos of the Cessna landing
Looks good to me. Wilt - Original Message - From: OK Don okd...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 4:37 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - photos of the Cessna landing Sorry about that - I'll find another way to post it. It's not a video, it's 5 still images stitched together into a scrollable panorama. The only easy, simple way I've found to do this (and with the best results) is via Microsoft's Image Composite Editor, which is build on Silverlight technology. It just works and produces the best panoramas I've seen. Perhaps this will help? http://www.mono-project.com/Moonlight and/or http://www.maketecheasier.com/install-and-run-silverlight-in-linux/2010/10/02 On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 1:00 AM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: On Thu, 19 Sep 2013 23:25:57 -0500 OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote: Our son shot these photos, I composited them --- hope the link works . . . http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=f55217e3-903d-4161-9275-27e816875df9lc=1033 The page says, Click to view You'll be installing Microsoft Silverlight. If Silverlight is already installed and you're still getting this make sure the Silverlight add-on and ActiveX are enabled. That's a problem since I run Linux. And I really wanted to see the video. Craig ___ 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 -- OK Don They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin 1775 in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. - Benjamin Franklin 1789 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Truck for Jamie
TF-33 on B-52H's (lot better ones with much more power now, though) and OM 603.960 (maybe, better now, too) Wilt - Original Message - From: Frederick Moir fredy4.s...@yahoo.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 4:45 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Truck for Jamie Wilton. Any favorite engine (s) ? Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred. From: WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 4:29 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Truck for Jamie J-47 engines on B-47E's. ;) 'Also had GE, Studebaker and Packard engines - sometimes on same airplane. Wilton ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Truck for Jamie
'They don't incl OM 603.970. Wilton - Original Message - From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 4:56 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Truck for Jamie They don't include 6 cyl MB diesels! Randy On 20/09/2013 3:45 PM, Frederick Moir wrote: Wilton. Any favorite engine (s) ? Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] W124 cruise controls
So then potentially I could fix it by just doing a resolder on as I did with the Climate control. That would be wonderful. I'll take one out in the next few days and give it a try. Thanks to all who answered. Manfred Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 18:27:28 -0700 From: Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net So what causes the [cruise] surge cycle in the engine? It is when the PID loop in the CC amplifier gets out of whack with respect to the mechanical response characteristics of the car. Yeah. Usually I've found it to be bad solder joints within the amplifier, causing it to react inappropriately to external stimuli. The servo motors can develop a bad spot on their position feedback potentiometer, or there can be sticky mechanisms. But it's usually the amp. -- Jim ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 2003 C230 Kompressor code lookup and comments
:-) Thanks that is cool! On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 4:09 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: When it comes to codes Google is your friend: http://bit.ly/16lKYV2 -Curt Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 16:00:49 -0500 From: Troy Kocher t...@kocherfamily.org To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] 2003 C230 Kompressor code lookup and comments Message-ID: campdyph5uvvm_ds7vtdsguwv7jw_fk5wb2aktvjw1vbta8q...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Listers, I'd appreciate anyone's input a trouble we are working on. The car is a 2003 C230 Kompressor, and the code being displayed is 'P0172'. Best we can determine is it is running to rich. Could you folks offer any insight into how the ventilation systems work on this model. Thanks in advance Troy Kocher 1995 E420 230kMi, 1995 E420 104kMi, 1990 190E 160kMi, 1995 E300 250kmi (saved my life) 1977 240D 197kMi, 1982 300d, 1982 300CD 1982 240d ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] UPS is fast and cheap to canada
i used to go across often 20+ years ago when i lived up at the part of the world, but i didn't used to cross at touristy crossings at least i tried not to, so mostly it was just the usual waving and hey, how you doing? both ways The last time I went across, I went north with a boat that outweighed my car one afternoon, and south with just the car the next morning. And the boat was covered. So I had some explaining to do, but nobody searched anything. A couple of years later, my parents were fishing in Canada on 9-11-2001. Their trip home the next week was a bit more eventful. Mitch. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Truck for Jamie
In general its OK. My 2000 Jetta was hard to warm up on the coldest days even in Nashville. And on those same coldest days once it was at operating temperature it would drop down some at traffic lights! but it was a real fuel miser, 50 MPG at 75 MPH was not uncommon. On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 6:29 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: I'm in New England but close enough to the ocean it doesn't get all that cold for all that long. We'll hit -20F one morning every other year or so. I've been driving a diesel car for the past 10 years and the only time I had trouble with not having enough interior heat was the time the fan died on the way to work. That was a cold ride... Mike is in upstate New York, probably colder there than here. There must be plenty of working type people around you with diesel trucks and of course all semi-trucks are diesels. If they didn't have cabin heat people wouldn't use them. You must see the grill blockers around a lot. At one point Ford made cool (well I thought they were cool) plastic inserts for the grills on their trucks. This would have been in the '90s when the grill had big holes. You could put in as many inserts as you needed to keep the engine warm. Pretty invisible in use unlike a blanket or piece of cardboard. I suspect one big advantage in more recent years is higher temp thermostats, the engine is producing heat, as long as you're not wasting it out to the radiator you'll be able to have it in the cab. -Curt Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 10:49:18 -0500 From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Truck for Jamiey Message-ID: 523b1cfe.6010...@bennell.ca Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed On 18/09/2013 3:31 PM, Fmiser wrote: Curt wrote: You're not really looking at the numbers here, you're saying 20 isn't that much more than 15 but it is 33 1/3% after all. In reality you've made my point again, you've got a 12 year old truck you've driven 66k, not even 6k a year, you're not a diesel truck person. A diesel person drives 25,000 miles or MORE a year. I disagree here. *smiles* A diesel person is one who chooses to drive a diesel. Someone using economics only for making a purchase choice may need to drive that much per year to make diesel a good choice. A true diesel person will buy and drive diesel powered vehicles even if it cost me more to do so. That's me. *grin* Money is a factor in my choice, but it is not the primary factor. -- Philip, diesel fan Where are you Philip? Any of you folks in colder climates? New Englanders maybe? I am wondering how well the diesel trucks produce heat. I am hearing stories around here that suggest they don't produce good heat in winter. Randy who lives in the GWN ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] HVAC / Mono valve issue. UPDATE
i personally think so. i hear trent has lower prices but his delivery times are reputed to be uncertain. On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 12:04 PM, Mike Esh michael...@mac.com wrote: I tested the mono valve with the engine running and pigtail connected by applying 12 volts ( 1 positive lead and one negative lead to the valve) from the battery. It worked correctly by shutting off the flow of heat and allowing the AC to function. With this information can I assume I have a faulty Push Button Unit? When the failure occurred it was immediate and final, it does not work intermittently. And yes I verified the fuse was functioning correctly. Gary would you be the one to order a rebuilt unit for me? Thanks, Mike Michael E. Esh (C) 231.286.2344 On Sep 17, 2013, at 07:55 AM, Mike Esh michael...@mac.com wrote: Thanks Scott, I will give that a try today. Michael E. Esh On Sep 16, 2013, at 09:53 PM, Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com wrote: There is a 2-pin connector on the mono valve. One pin is always hot (+12v whenever the car is powered up). The other pin is grounded by the ACC system to stop the flow of coolant through the heater core. You can test the mono valve by applying 12v to the one pin and grounding the other pin; that should close the valve. But just measuring the voltage at the connector could be misleading. One lead will read 12v but the other may read zero even if it's just floating (not grounded). -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-bounces@**okiebenz.commercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Mike Esh 1984 Mercedes 300D mono valve Is malfunctioning. All heat all the time. With a 12 V test light, one wire is hot, one not. When it is plugged in i get both wires hot. This is the same if i have AC on or full heat. If I clamp off the mono valve hose I get ice cold air. Can someone help me troubleshoot this? Thanks, Jim, Could this be the push button unit? The mono valve was rebuilt with a new kit 12 months ago. Is there a test to determine what is not working? Do you still repair PBU'??s __**_ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.comhttp://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Truck for Jamie
the water pump is not timing belt driven on the A3. on the A4 it is. if its not leaking it may not be necessary to replace, but if the coolant is skunky and you're in there anyway... On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 11:57 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: Theres just not that much mass in the engine... I've noticed that mine takes a long time to heat up. I'm having the water pump changed next week, maybe I should have the thermostat done too. Considering the amount of stuff I'm having done it won't add much more money ;) Timing belt water pump the seals around the timing belt plus tensioners and whatnot coolant flush and fill with proper VW G12 Shifter bushings This is of course what I get for buying a car with no history. -Curt Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 11:22:03 -0600 From: Brian Toscano brian.tosc...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Truck for Jamie Message-ID: cacncphmmq1ynajfegjtw7u2ywh0zyfmpmenxycfrvdvvz2p...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 In general its OK. My 2000 Jetta was hard to warm up on the coldest days even in Nashville. And on those same coldest days once it was at operating temperature it would drop down some at traffic lights! but it was a real fuel miser, 50 MPG at 75 MPH was not uncommon. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Truck for Jamie
I don't intend to find out! I did help Dad start a Jacobs R755 radial engine with 50 wt oil in it at -30F once though - it took about two hours of a large kerosene space heater blowing on it before we could turn the prop, much less start it. On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 4:03 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: I don't have to worry about that with my 115. When it gets really cold, I would never get it to start. I wonder how well the Passat would do when it is minus 30? Randy -- OK Don They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin 1775 in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. - Benjamin Franklin 1789 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Truck for Jamie
J-47 engines on B-47E's. ;) 'Also had GE, Studebaker and Packard engines - sometimes on same airplane. Wilton - Original Message - From: Frederick Moir fredy4.s...@yahoo.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 4:22 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Truck for Jamie Wilton. Aircraft or automobile or fire-truck or ground power unit or? Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred. From: WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 4:15 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Truck for Jamie My Rolls didn't have any stinkin' slats. ;) Wilton - Original Message - From: Frederick Moir fredy4.s...@yahoo.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 4:12 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Truck for Jamie Randy. Long ago and far away in Europe, UK especially, flaps, blinds, mobile louvers and cardboard behind the grill, were common on cars. Fancier cars got more sophisticated devices, of course. Rolls Royce had the vertical slats in the grill moved by a thermo-bulb in the radiator header tank, for instance. Saab 96's, and others, had a roller blind in front of the radiator, controlled by a chain from the drivers seat. Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred. From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 3:58 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Truck for Jamie I remember them on things like big Mack trucks but I don't think it is something that has been done on pickup trucks. Randy ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] UPS is fast and cheap to Canada
some fellas get a little crazy when you give them a uniform and a script. most know they are just getting another sort of welfare, so it's usually not too bad when i was interrogated for 40 minutes by the former sort in homeland security, i was asked maybe 15 times why i wasn't carrying any luggage, each time being required to explain that i had checked my luggage and showing him the little claim tag you might say what a moron! only, if you think for a second, you realize that it is not he who is the moron, but you for paying him to do this all day On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 1:54 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: I haven't driven across since they started requiring a passport. The last time would have been 2007 I guess. We were at camp and decided to go to the casino in Pert-Andover. On the way over the Canadian guys ask where we're going Lucky's to which they reply Leave all your money we all laugh and head on through. On the way back the guy walks all the way around the Jeep (my parent's but I'm driving) then says Muddy Jeep. I keep my yap shut since he hasn't asked a question Real muddy Jeep. Now he's staring at me but I can stare back and act stupid with the best of them. Finally he says Well? and I say Well what? He takes our IDs and asks where we're from and is completely flabbergasted that my wife and I have MA driver's licenses but both my parents have Maine. Then he's totally shocked that my wife and mother were both born in MA while my dad and I were born in the same hospital not 10 miles from where we now sit. He just can't process that none of us actually live in Caribou but we own a camp there. Finally after maybe 10 minutes of him asking us over and over if we're sure we know where we live and where we were born his supervisor comes and looks over his shoulder (zero other vehicles have been anywhere near us during this time, the Fort Fairfield border crossing isn't real busy) and after another couple minutes takes our IDs from the first guy, hands them to me and although the first guy is still talking says You folks have a nice day now. The other guy shuts up and we drive off... -Curt Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:00:11 -0400 (EDT) From: m...@voyager.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] UPS is fast and cheap to canada Message-ID: 50447.107.194.192.215.1379696411.squir...@webmail.core.com Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 I assume the same thing happens in reverse. If you bring things into the USA from Canada that are made offshore, the USA customs folk will likely charge you duty. I've never had anything to declare. It's been about 15 years since I made the crossing, but from what I remember, beyond the standard anything to declare? question, the US Customs questions were related to got any illegal humans on board? and the Canadian Customs questions were for got anything we can tax?. Mitch. ___ 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 -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.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
Re: [MBZ] 350 SDL Opinions
Oh sheesh, thats hardly nothin. When you said you got hit by a bus I had these terrible images. Heck with a new tailight thats driveable... To keep or dump depends on how much you love the car. I think the ins co will repair it though. -Curt Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 15:24:10 -0400 From: Angelo Giaimo michaelangel...@gmail.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] 350 SDL Opinions Message-ID: 9c2c00b3-d3e2-4a17-a4df-6272692a4...@gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Well folks, it finally happened! My 1990 350SDL rod bender with 278k and a repair history similar to Wilton's (my head gasket was at ~125k but still on the original trans) was rear-ended by a school bus! Getting an estimate from my shop today and my ins co is looking at it also, as is the bus co's ins. Have full collision and comp, yet, so I don't know how the numbers work out or if its a total. After seeing what happened to Wilton, I was just wondering if I should seize the opportunity to unload it or fix it Just PO'ed right now. Angelo -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image.png Type: image/png Size: 5087232 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20130918/3dc0e979/attachment.png -- next part -- ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] UPS is fast and cheap to canada
back when i used to mess with watches, i could buy current issue swiss watches cheaply from switzerland. for 30 bucks i could get them shipped to me in roughly 2 business day. no one ever asked me for any duty or brokerage or anything but they just showed up in my mail same as if they were sent from up the street On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 12:40 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: On 20/09/2013 11:20 AM, Gary Hurst wrote: and what exactly are they brokering? while my own country is becoming kind of a third rate third world kinda place, it's still a place where you just buy stuff and it shows up and there are none of these issues. at least back when i used to actually buy stuff, this was the case. Well, free trade is loosening things up a bit but there still are duties payable depending on what one buys etc. For example, if we go to ND and buy good and show up at the border with them to import them into Canada, we will pay PST and GST on the value if we go for a day trip. If we stay in the USA for 48 hours we get an exemption but not for a day trip. If we bring back items that are made in the USA, Canada, or Mexico, there is no duty chargable. If we bring back items from the USA that originate in China, there will be potentially duty imposed. Often the border folks don't bother to charge the duty but theoretically they should and if we brought in a significant dollar value of the goods, no doubt would. I assume the same thing happens in reverse. If you bring things into the USA from Canada that are made offshore, the USA customs folk will likely charge you duty. The brokerage is essentially the process of filling out the papers, collecting the duties, if there are any, and submitting the papers and monies to the government. Randy __**_ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.comhttp://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.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
Re: [MBZ] HVAC / Mono valve issue. UPDATE
I can resolder your old unit if you want to send it to me. Dan On Sep 20, 2013, at 12:05 PM, Mike Esh michael...@mac.com wrote: I tested the mono valve with the engine running and pigtail connected by applying 12 volts ( 1 positive lead and one negative lead to the valve) from the battery. It worked correctly by shutting off the flow of heat and allowing the AC to function. With this information can I assume I have a faulty Push Button Unit? When the failure occurred it was immediate and final, it does not work intermittently. And yes I verified the fuse was functioning correctly. Gary would you be the one to order a rebuilt unit for me? Thanks, Mike Michael E. Esh (C) 231.286.2344 On Sep 17, 2013, at 07:55 AM, Mike Esh michael...@mac.com wrote: Thanks Scott, I will give that a try today. Michael E. Esh On Sep 16, 2013, at 09:53 PM, Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com wrote: There is a 2-pin connector on the mono valve. One pin is always hot (+12v whenever the car is powered up). The other pin is grounded by the ACC system to stop the flow of coolant through the heater core. You can test the mono valve by applying 12v to the one pin and grounding the other pin; that should close the valve. But just measuring the voltage at the connector could be misleading. One lead will read 12v but the other may read zero even if it's just floating (not grounded). -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Mike Esh 1984 Mercedes 300D mono valve Is malfunctioning. All heat all the time. With a 12 V test light, one wire is hot, one not. When it is plugged in i get both wires hot. This is the same if i have AC on or full heat. If I clamp off the mono valve hose I get ice cold air. Can someone help me troubleshoot this? Thanks, Jim, Could this be the push button unit? The mono valve was rebuilt with a new kit 12 months ago. Is there a test to determine what is not working? Do you still repair PBU'??s ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] HVAC / Mono valve issue. UPDATE
I tested the mono valve with the engine running and pigtail connected by applying 12 volts ( 1 positive lead and one negative lead to the valve) from the battery. It worked correctly by shutting off the flow of heat and allowing the AC to function. With this information can I assume I have a faulty Push Button Unit? When the failure occurred it was immediate and final, it does not work intermittently. And yes I verified the fuse was functioning correctly. Gary would you be the one to order a rebuilt unit for me? Thanks, Mike Michael E. Esh (C) 231.286.2344 On Sep 17, 2013, at 07:55 AM, Mike Esh michael...@mac.com wrote: Thanks Scott, I will give that a try today. Michael E. Esh On Sep 16, 2013, at 09:53 PM, Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com wrote: There is a 2-pin connector on the mono valve. One pin is always hot (+12v whenever the car is powered up). The other pin is grounded by the ACC system to stop the flow of coolant through the heater core. You can test the mono valve by applying 12v to the one pin and grounding the other pin; that should close the valve. But just measuring the voltage at the connector could be misleading. One lead will read 12v but the other may read zero even if it's just floating (not grounded). -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Mike Esh 1984 Mercedes 300D mono valve Is malfunctioning. All heat all the time. With a 12 V test light, one wire is hot, one not. When it is plugged in i get both wires hot. This is the same if i have AC on or full heat. If I clamp off the mono valve hose I get ice cold air. Can someone help me troubleshoot this? Thanks, Jim, Could this be the push button unit? The mono valve was rebuilt with a new kit 12 months ago. Is there a test to determine what is not working? Do you still repair PBU'??s ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 107
Dimitri. Just a friendly jab. I like your car, a lot. Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred. From: dsereta...@yahoo.com dsereta...@yahoo.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 11:41 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 107 Thanks Fred. I have a hood emblem, just too lazy to install. Not sure a 107 emblem would fit a W113? Sent from my iPhone On Sep 20, 2013, at 11:32 AM, Frederick Moir fredy4.s...@yahoo.com wrote: Alles. Yesterday at the junkyard there was an 107 in mostly complete condition, small hit in rear. Not pristine by any means. It has an hood emblem for Dimitri perhaps? In Salem MA, Naumkeag Used Auto Parts. www.naumkeagusedautoparts.com Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Computer question
I still worked in phone support when PCIe first came out and it was a but hassle because it replaced PCI-X and many many people thought PCI-X meant PCI Express. It doesn't, it means PCI eXtended. I wish they'd called the new standard Quick PCI or PCIQ or anything without an x in it... -Curt Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 10:01:47 -0400 From: Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Computer question Message-ID: 5DB1A0101FBC4B3484B7487C36415258@PC466116028214 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original Thanks for the corrections. I'm 'way behind on computer technology since Win98 and I've forgotten a lot too. Gerry From: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com Your mistake here is thinking PCI and PCI Express are the same thing. They aren't. PCI Express is also known as PCIe, its a much smaller slot. You'll want a PCIe card. Your other mistake is overusing the word modem. The only time its appropriate in your whole email is DSL Modem. Every other time you used it you meant network card. -Curt ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] UPS is fast and cheap to canada
and what exactly are they brokering? while my own country is becoming kind of a third rate third world kinda place, it's still a place where you just buy stuff and it shows up and there are none of these issues. at least back when i used to actually buy stuff, this was the case. On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 12:17 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: The brokerage fee with the post office is the flat $5. Randy On 20/09/2013 11:13 AM, WILTON wrote: Yep, 'cause that's what they oughta do. Wilt - Original Message - From: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 12:12 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] UPS is fast and cheap to canada I believe it's due to the USPS being a quasi-governmental agency and having agreement to work with the destination country's postal service. Dan Sent from my iPad On Sep 20, 2013, at 12:07 PM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: why is there no brokerage with the post office? On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 11:52 AM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: One can do the brokerage thing, but is is a pain and takes time etc so, unless one is into doing it on a regular basis, hardly seems worth it - which is what the couriers want. I bought a double roller timing chain set for a small block Ford a few years back from an online supplier in the USA. By the time I paid the couier brokerage fees etc, I had paid about 2 o 3 times what I would have paid for it here. A lesson learned. Fortunately, I live close enough to the US border to go to ND about monthly. I have items shipped to people who act as a middle man near the border. They receive and hold packages for the sum of $5 and send me an email when things arrive. I pick them up on my jaunts to ND and bring them accross the border myself. Usually no duty but i have to pay the sales taxes at the Canadian Customs office. The reason people here like the post office to deliver is that the post office has a flat $5 fee so no huge brokerage costs and often they seem to ignore the sales taxes and sometimes the whole thing and just drop off the package with no extra charges. Randy On 20/09/2013 10:03 AM, Michael Canfield wrote: Maybe he works for UPS or a broker so he can avoid fees. I have been shipping parts to Canada for a lot of years and not once has a customer chosen UPS over USPS. Mike On Sep 20, 2013 9:24 AM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: that would be a little psycho of you as he was the one who insisted on nothing but UPS delivery, but i wouldn't be surprised On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 8:04 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: If I were in Canada and you did that to me I'd never order from you again. Poor bastards gonna end up paying some absurd extra brokerage fee to UPS to get their stuff. USPS is the ONLY way to ship to Canada. -Curt Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 23:54:52 -0400 From: Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List Mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] UPS is fast and cheap to canada Message-ID: **CACioK3sNpUJfVixhgyJuhuqk6TnRLjXP3uLAM4BZk-vXtJn2VA@mail.*** * gmail.comCACioK3sNpUJfVixhgyJ**uhuqk6TnRLjXP3uLAM4BZk-** vxtjn...@mail.gmail.comcaciok3snpujfvixhgyjuhuqk6tnrljxp3ulam4bzk-vxtjn...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 i sent a box of about 20lbs to toronto today on standard. shipping was only 37 bucks. 55 with insurance. i have to think this is a mistake, but i was told it is expected to be delivered on tuesday that's a lot cheaper and faster on my end than USPS! a couple of months ago i overnighted a fairly substantial part to canada via UPS and it was only about 80 dollars and arrived about 16 hours after it was shipped. it's impressive although most canadians do not like to be shipped via UPS as it seems to cost them some additional fees or something -- __**_ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.comhttp://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.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
Re: [MBZ] 350 SDL Opinions
That's not so bad. The quarter panel can be repaired as can the rear apron. The hood is all you need. That's definitely worth repairing. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 18, 2013, at 3:24 PM, Angelo Giaimo michaelangel...@gmail.com wrote: Well folks, it finally happened! My 1990 350SDL rod bender with 278k and a repair history similar to Wilton's (my head gasket was at ~125k but still on the original trans) was rear-ended by a school bus! Getting an estimate from my shop today and my ins co is looking at it also, as is the bus co's ins. Have full collision and comp, yet, so I don't know how the numbers work out or if its a total. After seeing what happened to Wilton, I was just wondering if I should seize the opportunity to unload it or fix it Just PO'ed right now. Angelo image.png Sent from my iPad ___ 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
[MBZ] 2003 C230 Kompressor issues, help please.
Listers, I'd appreciate anyone's input a trouble we are working on. The car is a 2003 C230 Kompressor, and the code being displayed is 'P0172'. Best we can determine is it is running to rich. Could you folks offer any insight into how the ventilation systems work on this model. Thanks in advance Troy Kocher 1995 E420 230kMi, 1995 E420 104kMi, 1990 190E 160kMi, 1995 E300 250kmi (saved my life) 1977 240D 197kMi, 1982 300d, 1982 300CD 1982 240d ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] UPS is fast and cheap to canada
Yep, 'cause that's what they oughta do. Wilt - Original Message - From: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 12:12 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] UPS is fast and cheap to canada I believe it's due to the USPS being a quasi-governmental agency and having agreement to work with the destination country's postal service. Dan Sent from my iPad On Sep 20, 2013, at 12:07 PM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: why is there no brokerage with the post office? On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 11:52 AM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: One can do the brokerage thing, but is is a pain and takes time etc so, unless one is into doing it on a regular basis, hardly seems worth it - which is what the couriers want. I bought a double roller timing chain set for a small block Ford a few years back from an online supplier in the USA. By the time I paid the couier brokerage fees etc, I had paid about 2 o 3 times what I would have paid for it here. A lesson learned. Fortunately, I live close enough to the US border to go to ND about monthly. I have items shipped to people who act as a middle man near the border. They receive and hold packages for the sum of $5 and send me an email when things arrive. I pick them up on my jaunts to ND and bring them accross the border myself. Usually no duty but i have to pay the sales taxes at the Canadian Customs office. The reason people here like the post office to deliver is that the post office has a flat $5 fee so no huge brokerage costs and often they seem to ignore the sales taxes and sometimes the whole thing and just drop off the package with no extra charges. Randy On 20/09/2013 10:03 AM, Michael Canfield wrote: Maybe he works for UPS or a broker so he can avoid fees. I have been shipping parts to Canada for a lot of years and not once has a customer chosen UPS over USPS. Mike On Sep 20, 2013 9:24 AM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: that would be a little psycho of you as he was the one who insisted on nothing but UPS delivery, but i wouldn't be surprised On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 8:04 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: If I were in Canada and you did that to me I'd never order from you again. Poor bastards gonna end up paying some absurd extra brokerage fee to UPS to get their stuff. USPS is the ONLY way to ship to Canada. -Curt Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 23:54:52 -0400 From: Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List Mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] UPS is fast and cheap to canada Message-ID: CACioK3sNpUJfVixhgyJuhuqk6TnR**LjXP3uLAM4BZk-vXtJn2VA@mail.** gmail.comcaciok3snpujfvixhgyjuhuqk6tnrljxp3ulam4bzk-vxtjn...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 i sent a box of about 20lbs to toronto today on standard. shipping was only 37 bucks. 55 with insurance. i have to think this is a mistake, but i was told it is expected to be delivered on tuesday that's a lot cheaper and faster on my end than USPS! a couple of months ago i overnighted a fairly substantial part to canada via UPS and it was only about 80 dollars and arrived about 16 hours after it was shipped. it's impressive although most canadians do not like to be shipped via UPS as it seems to cost them some additional fees or something -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * __**_ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.comhttp://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.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
Re: [MBZ] 107
Didn't think it was a jab! The w113 emblems are extremely pricey. A friend needs one and I already suggested that he modify one from another car so you're on to something! Sent from my iPhone On Sep 20, 2013, at 12:03 PM, Frederick Moir fredy4.s...@yahoo.com wrote: Dimitri. Just a friendly jab. I like your car, a lot. Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred. From: dsereta...@yahoo.com dsereta...@yahoo.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 11:41 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 107 Thanks Fred. I have a hood emblem, just too lazy to install. Not sure a 107 emblem would fit a W113? Sent from my iPhone On Sep 20, 2013, at 11:32 AM, Frederick Moir fredy4.s...@yahoo.com wrote: Alles. Yesterday at the junkyard there was an 107 in mostly complete condition, small hit in rear. Not pristine by any means. It has an hood emblem for Dimitri perhaps? In Salem MA, Naumkeag Used Auto Parts. www.naumkeagusedautoparts.com Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: The Jetta rides again!
Rents in Cambridge are very high, I wouldn't be surprised if they had condos in Keene or elsewhere. A lot of the Boston schools have satellite campuses now too often out in the hinterlands. -Curt Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 10:56:52 -0500 From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: The Jetta rides again! Message-ID: 523c7044.8090...@bennell.ca Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed I have never been there, but my good wife has an uncle and aunt who have lived in Keene NH. Cannot recall where they are now as they have moved back and forth between NH and VT a number of times. I hear that they are about to move into a condo that is sponsored by Harvard for old grads somewhere out there so am assuming they are likely moving to somewhere closer to Boston. Randy ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Wiring a Switch in the Glow plug Relay
My 78 240D is mechanically excellent - engine, AT, rear end, cooling system, etc - but rust is taking over Hmmm LarryT 78 240D 91 300D On 9/20/2013 10:21 AM, Bob Rentfro wrote: I will get a used relay if I can find one. In the meantime, the switch is working well. This 240D is by far the neediest MB I have ever owned. It has issues. If it was absolutely rust free (but I'm sure it's pretty much rust free compared to cars back east) and I knew more of its history I could get a little more jazzed for it. I can feel the flex discs getting sketchy, the seats are shot, something is allowing the driver's rear to sag a bit It would be a no brainer if I more of an emotional connection to this particular car. Bob R On Sep 20, 2013 5:13 AM, Larry T l02tur...@comcast.net wrote: Is this car not worth the price of a new/used relay? Seems like a lot ofeffort to avoid buying the correct part unless this is a car going to the salvage yard? With all of Kalebs cars seems like he'd have a used one ? Don't get me wrong - I'm a huge proponent of Cheap but this seems counter productive. BTW - I would not want to sell a car with a jury rigged starting system. LarryT On 9/17/2013 6:49 PM, Bob Rentfro wrote: Someone mentioned yesterday that I could keep my car on the road by simply removing the fuse from the glowplug relay after each start and then reinstalling the fuse when it was time to start the car. Someone else mentioned about the wiring in a switch of some sort. How in the world would I do that? remove the fuse and wire a switch in between the two screws? Bob R __**_ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.comhttp://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com __**_ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.comhttp://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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Truck for Jamie
I don't have to worry about that with my 115. When it gets really cold, I would never get it to start. I wonder how well the Passat would do when it is minus 30? Randy On 20/09/2013 4:01 PM, OK Don wrote: Excatly what I did with the W115 cars, both the 220D and the 300D. Haven't needed to since I moved to the newer chassis though. They seemed able to heat the cabin just fine, whether it was 0F or 110F outside :-) The Passat TDI warms up quickly in the cold, and keeps us plenty warm - small, fuel efficient engine produces plenty of heat even at 0F. On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 3:17 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: When we lived in the Black Forest area north of Colorado Springs and had a spell of cold with temperatures down to -23 deg.F., I put a piece of cardboard between the A/C condenser and the radiator. It worked just fine. Craig ___ 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
[MBZ] 107
Alles. Yesterday at the junkyard there was an 107 in mostly complete condition, small hit in rear. Not pristine by any means. It has an hood emblem for Dimitri perhaps? In Salem MA, Naumkeag Used Auto Parts. www.naumkeagusedautoparts.com Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] HVAC / Mono valve issue. UPDATE
Yes most likely. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 20, 2013, at 11:04 AM, Mike Esh michael...@mac.com wrote: I tested the mono valve with the engine running and pigtail connected by applying 12 volts ( 1 positive lead and one negative lead to the valve) from the battery. It worked correctly by shutting off the flow of heat and allowing the AC to function. With this information can I assume I have a faulty Push Button Unit? When the failure occurred it was immediate and final, it does not work intermittently. And yes I verified the fuse was functioning correctly. Gary would you be the one to order a rebuilt unit for me? Thanks, Mike Michael E. Esh (C) 231.286.2344 On Sep 17, 2013, at 07:55 AM, Mike Esh michael...@mac.com wrote: Thanks Scott, I will give that a try today. Michael E. Esh On Sep 16, 2013, at 09:53 PM, Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com wrote: There is a 2-pin connector on the mono valve. One pin is always hot (+12v whenever the car is powered up). The other pin is grounded by the ACC system to stop the flow of coolant through the heater core. You can test the mono valve by applying 12v to the one pin and grounding the other pin; that should close the valve. But just measuring the voltage at the connector could be misleading. One lead will read 12v but the other may read zero even if it's just floating (not grounded). -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Mike Esh 1984 Mercedes 300D mono valve Is malfunctioning. All heat all the time. With a 12 V test light, one wire is hot, one not. When it is plugged in i get both wires hot. This is the same if i have AC on or full heat. If I clamp off the mono valve hose I get ice cold air. Can someone help me troubleshoot this? Thanks, Jim, Could this be the push button unit? The mono valve was rebuilt with a new kit 12 months ago. Is there a test to determine what is not working? Do you still repair PBU'??s ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Truck for Jamie
On 20/09/2013 3:12 PM, Frederick Moir wrote: Randy. Long ago and far away in Europe, UK especially, flaps, blinds, mobile louvers and cardboard behind the grill, were common on cars. Fancier cars got more sophisticated devices, of course. Rolls Royce had the vertical slats in the grill moved by a thermo-bulb in the radiator header tank, for instance. Saab 96's, and others, had a roller blind in front of the radiator, controlled by a chain from the drivers seat. Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred. So, why have things like this been so slow in coming to us? Randy ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] UPS is fast and cheap to canada
i used to go across often 20+ years ago when i lived up at the part of the world, but i didn't used to cross at touristy crossings at least i tried not to, so mostly it was just the usual waving and hey, how you doing? both ways On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 1:00 PM, m...@voyager.net wrote: I assume the same thing happens in reverse. If you bring things into the USA from Canada that are made offshore, the USA customs folk will likely charge you duty. I've never had anything to declare. It's been about 15 years since I made the crossing, but from what I remember, beyond the standard anything to declare? question, the US Customs questions were related to got any illegal humans on board? and the Canadian Customs questions were for got anything we can tax?. Mitch. ___ 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 -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.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
Re: [MBZ] UPS is fast and cheap to canada
why is there no brokerage with the post office? On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 11:52 AM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: One can do the brokerage thing, but is is a pain and takes time etc so, unless one is into doing it on a regular basis, hardly seems worth it - which is what the couriers want. I bought a double roller timing chain set for a small block Ford a few years back from an online supplier in the USA. By the time I paid the couier brokerage fees etc, I had paid about 2 o 3 times what I would have paid for it here. A lesson learned. Fortunately, I live close enough to the US border to go to ND about monthly. I have items shipped to people who act as a middle man near the border. They receive and hold packages for the sum of $5 and send me an email when things arrive. I pick them up on my jaunts to ND and bring them accross the border myself. Usually no duty but i have to pay the sales taxes at the Canadian Customs office. The reason people here like the post office to deliver is that the post office has a flat $5 fee so no huge brokerage costs and often they seem to ignore the sales taxes and sometimes the whole thing and just drop off the package with no extra charges. Randy On 20/09/2013 10:03 AM, Michael Canfield wrote: Maybe he works for UPS or a broker so he can avoid fees. I have been shipping parts to Canada for a lot of years and not once has a customer chosen UPS over USPS. Mike On Sep 20, 2013 9:24 AM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: that would be a little psycho of you as he was the one who insisted on nothing but UPS delivery, but i wouldn't be surprised On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 8:04 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: If I were in Canada and you did that to me I'd never order from you again. Poor bastards gonna end up paying some absurd extra brokerage fee to UPS to get their stuff. USPS is the ONLY way to ship to Canada. -Curt Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 23:54:52 -0400 From: Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List Mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] UPS is fast and cheap to canada Message-ID: CACioK3sNpUJfVixhgyJuhuqk6TnR**LjXP3uLAM4BZk-vXtJn2VA@mail.** gmail.comcaciok3snpujfvixhgyjuhuqk6tnrljxp3ulam4bzk-vxtjn...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 i sent a box of about 20lbs to toronto today on standard. shipping was only 37 bucks. 55 with insurance. i have to think this is a mistake, but i was told it is expected to be delivered on tuesday that's a lot cheaper and faster on my end than USPS! a couple of months ago i overnighted a fairly substantial part to canada via UPS and it was only about 80 dollars and arrived about 16 hours after it was shipped. it's impressive although most canadians do not like to be shipped via UPS as it seems to cost them some additional fees or something -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * __**_ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.comhttp://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.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
[MBZ] (no subject)
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