[MBZ] Subject: FINAL Lock Lube Thread ?!!
Lubricating the lock with lock spray like Houdini 4-Way Lock Lubricant, made by Protexall Products, Inc., 1-800-458-2669, is where I would start. I purchased this spray from a local locksmith. Do NOT under any circumstances use WD-40! Do not use lubricating oil. Craig Gentlemen.I ordered this online on Ebay from NC [total cost of $6.94 shipping included3.95 + shpg].. My front passenger door lock now WORKS after 18 years of having my 83 240D. I even used it on my lock on my 1890 antique steamer trunk - Just like new !!! Forget about everything else that has been suggested. Thanks Craig !! Bob [ Thanx to this forum I drove my 240d to Target to purchase Tom's of Maine deodorantHoly Hillaryshit !It works!.] ___ 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] Solar Power Battle Puts Hawaii at Forefront of Worldwide Changes
HONOLULU — Allan Akamine has looked all around the winding, palm tree-lined cul-de-sacs of his suburban neighborhood in Mililani here on Oahu and, with an equal mix of frustration and bemusement, seen roof after roof bearing solar panels. Mr. Akamine, 61, a manager for a cable company, has wanted nothing more than to lower his $600 to $700 monthly electric bill with a solar system of his own. But for 18 months or so, the state’s biggest utility barred him and thousands of other customers from getting one, citing concerns that power generated by rooftop systems was overwhelming its ability to handle it. Only under strict orders from state energy officials did the utility, the Hawaiian Electric Company, recently rush to approve the lengthy backlog of solar applications, including Mr. Akamine’s. It is the latest chapter in a closely watched battle that has put this state at the forefront of a global upheaval in the power business. Rooftop systems now sit atop roughly 12 percent of Hawaii’s homes, according to the federal Energy Information Administration, by far the highest proportion in the nation. “Hawaii is a postcard from the future,” said Adam Browning, executive director of Vote Solar, a policy and advocacy group based in California.Other states and countries, including California, Arizona, Japan and Germany, are struggling to adapt to the growing popularity of making electricity at home, which puts new pressures on old infrastructure like circuits and power lines and cuts into electric company revenue. As a result, many utilities are trying desperately to stem the rise of solar, either by reducing incentives, adding steep fees or effectively pushing home solar companies out of the market. In response, those solar companies are fighting back through regulators, lawmakers and the courts. The shift in the electric business is no less profound than those that upended the telecommunications and cable industries in recent decades. It is already remaking the relationship between power companies and the public while raising questions about how to pay for maintaining and operating the nation’s grid. The issue is not merely academic, electrical engineers say. In solar-rich areas of California and Arizona, as well as in Hawaii, all that solar-generated electricity flowing out of houses and into a power grid designed to carry it in the other direction has caused unanticipated voltage fluctuations that can overload circuits, burn lines and lead to brownouts or blackouts. “Hawaii’s case is not isolated,” said Massoud Amin, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Minnesota and chairman of the smart grid program at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, a technical association. “When we push year-on-year 30 to 40 percent growth in this market, with the number of installations doubling, quickly — every two years or so — there’s going to be problems.” The economic threat also has electric companies on edge. Over all, demand for electricity is softening while home solar is rapidly spreading across the country. There are now about 600,000 installed systems, and the number is expected to reach 3.3 million by 2020, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association. full story:http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/19/business/energy-environment/solar-power-battle-puts-hawaii-at-forefront-of-worldwide-changes.html ___ 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] C3 v c4
Exactly. My external drive is 250GB, with about 180 GB of data on it. The internal drive on my laptop is 100GB. I have loaded the VM on my MacBook so I can easily access the WIS and EPC. It has a 120GB SSD for the boot drive an a mechanical 320GB drive in place of the optical drive. To bad it can’t emulate a serial port… Dan On Apr 19, 2015, at 4:41 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: What do you mean? Copy the vm files to the hard drive so you don't have to have the external one hooked up? Sent from my iPhone On Apr 19, 2015, at 3:33 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: I wanted to do the same thing with my C3 system. One of the problems I found was that these computers are so old they don’t have SATA interfaces, meaning they’re PATA hard drives. About the largest PATA hard drive you can find in laptop size is 160GB. They’re tough to find and pretty expensive when you do… Dan On Apr 19, 2015, at 1:40 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: My system is 5/2011 version with c3. Thinking I need to update. I currently run it with VMware with the contents of the external hdd that came with it copied to my hard drive on a ibm r61 which is slow slow slow. I'm thinking about locating a dell that it is supposed to run on and buy an updated internal drive for that specific computer and run it that way with the updated software. Then I got to thinking about upgrading to the newer c4 multiplexer. Is it worth the extra money? It is wifi of I am not mistaken? I absolutely hate having to mess with all the cables and then hooking it to the laptop. Sent from my iPhone Sent from my iPhone ___ 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 ___ 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] C3 v c4
I am using about a 5 year old Lenovo with plenty hdd space and copied everything over. Works fine but slow. Probably takes 10-15 minutes to load everything up, then is slow from there Sent from my iPhone On Apr 19, 2015, at 3:53 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: Exactly. My external drive is 250GB, with about 180 GB of data on it. The internal drive on my laptop is 100GB. I have loaded the VM on my MacBook so I can easily access the WIS and EPC. It has a 120GB SSD for the boot drive an a mechanical 320GB drive in place of the optical drive. To bad it can’t emulate a serial port… Dan On Apr 19, 2015, at 4:41 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: What do you mean? Copy the vm files to the hard drive so you don't have to have the external one hooked up? Sent from my iPhone On Apr 19, 2015, at 3:33 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: I wanted to do the same thing with my C3 system. One of the problems I found was that these computers are so old they don’t have SATA interfaces, meaning they’re PATA hard drives. About the largest PATA hard drive you can find in laptop size is 160GB. They’re tough to find and pretty expensive when you do… Dan On Apr 19, 2015, at 1:40 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: My system is 5/2011 version with c3. Thinking I need to update. I currently run it with VMware with the contents of the external hdd that came with it copied to my hard drive on a ibm r61 which is slow slow slow. I'm thinking about locating a dell that it is supposed to run on and buy an updated internal drive for that specific computer and run it that way with the updated software. Then I got to thinking about upgrading to the newer c4 multiplexer. Is it worth the extra money? It is wifi of I am not mistaken? I absolutely hate having to mess with all the cables and then hooking it to the laptop. Sent from my iPhone Sent from my iPhone ___ 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 ___ 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] Antenna mast
In this case I would probably buy the uro Sent from my iPhone On Apr 19, 2015, at 4:38 PM, Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com wrote: 1408270001 So, if a MBZ mast is $125, a Hirschmann is $65, a URO is $15, and a MTC is $17, what should I buy? Or, will one of the $30 non-phone Hirschmann masts fit in my S-classe power antenna unit? ___ 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] 1995 E300D Odessy/Mitch
Mitch, just getting to this now after plowing through several days of digests. I'd need to go through the archives myself, but it may have been an 87 300sdl that I replaced the vacuum pump on. I've never owned a car with the om606 motor, only 617, 602 and 603 cars. But I do have to commend your memory of such a minute detail! Tony Wirtel From: Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1995 E300D Odessy Message-ID: 552efa19.6030...@mitchellhaley.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Dave wrote: Yes, the ball bearings failed and all of the balls and remainder of the cages dropped into the chain. I seem to recall reading in these lists, about ten years ago, that this was fairly common in early OM606 engines. Didn't the exact same thing happen to Tony -- Tony Wirtel mobile i3 +1 610.551.5923 ___ 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] Antenna mast
Hirschmann. Then you won't have to replace the antenna because the MTC or uro one broke into pieces inside. Jaime On Sun, Apr 19, 2015 at 5:38 PM, Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com wrote: 1408270001 So, if a MBZ mast is $125, a Hirschmann is $65, a URO is $15, and a MTC is $17, what should I buy? Or, will one of the $30 non-phone Hirschmann masts fit in my S-classe power antenna unit? ___ 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 -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.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] C3 v c4
Tough to do in a laptop... -Curt From: roger...@comcast.net roger...@comcast.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2015 5:48 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] C3 v c4 Get a SATA 3 controller (I think I paid around $30) and install in the older computer and then you can run SATA drives and especially fast SSD drives. That's what I did with my older PCs running XP and then moved them on to Win7 Pro 64 bit. The drives are really fast with a SATA 3 controller. Roger 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 ___ 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] C3 v c4
My system is 5/2011 version with c3. Thinking I need to update. I currently run it with VMware with the contents of the external hdd that came with it copied to my hard drive on a ibm r61 which is slow slow slow. I'm thinking about locating a dell that it is supposed to run on and buy an updated internal drive for that specific computer and run it that way with the updated software. Then I got to thinking about upgrading to the newer c4 multiplexer. Is it worth the extra money? It is wifi of I am not mistaken? I absolutely hate having to mess with all the cables and then hooking it to the laptop. Sent from my iPhone Sent from my iPhone ___ 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] carsoft/scanner/etc
That doesn't answer the why? Why does the software need to be cloned for some specific hardware? PCs are pretty much universal these days, aside from some very detailed issues with however their motherboards work to talk to things, but even a lot of that is standard, so you can plug in hard drives and memory and whatever else. What about the car or the software needs to be on very specific hardware or is it just some marketing thing? I can't imagine that a Dell talks through the USB port differently from an HP or whatever else. Maybe I am ignorant and missing something here (that is not multiple choice). --R On 4/19/15 2:09 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: They sell hard drives that are cloned to run on very specific hardware. You can do like I am doing and run it on any laptop and run the in a virtual machine, but it's slow, at least mine is Sent from my iPhone On Apr 19, 2015, at 1:06 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: Why do these things need some specific computer and hard drive and whatever else? Is there something magic about the software and talking through a cable? Why can't you just load it on something and off you go? I get the idea that there might be some car-specific protocols or coding or something to talk to the car brain, but why should that matter on the computer used to do that? --R On 4/19/15 1:55 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: I knew you still have to plug it into the car but the wireless to the computer sounds nice. Mine still works just fine but is slow as hell. I think I may locate a dell 630 or whatever the laptop is and buy the hard drive for that computer and put it in and go. Seems it would be faster than running it via vm Sent from my iPhone On Apr 19, 2015, at 12:27 PM, Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com wrote: Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: It's been so long I don't remember. They are a lot cheaper now days. I'm thinking about getting a newer updated one with the newer wireless setup. The cables is a big pain to deal with sometimes As I understand it, the C4 eliminates the need for a RS232 serial port, you can hook it up to most any computer with a USB port, and you can get a C4 Connect which has a wifi card in it so you don't have to plug it into the laptop at all. Still have to plug into the OBDII port on newer cars, or take off engine bay covers until you get to the 38 pin connector on older cars. If it were wireless on the car end, THAT would be a great convenience feature. (and the guy sitting next to you at a red light could play with your ECUs, not a good idea) I read somewhere that the C3s quit working after 3-4 years, is that based on the date of the software version? 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 ___ 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 ___ 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] carsoft/scanner/etc
I run mine with a PCI or whatever you call it serial port adaptor card and it works fine. It did not work out of the box thought I had to mess with some of the settings of the card and got it working. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 19, 2015, at 1:22 PM, Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com wrote: Rich Thomas wrote: That doesn't answer the why? Why does the software need to be cloned for some specific hardware? PCs are pretty much universal these days, aside from some very detailed issues with however their motherboards work to talk to things, but even a lot of that is standard, so you can plug in hard drives and memory and whatever else. What about the car or the software needs to be on very specific hardware or is it just some marketing thing? I can't imagine that a Dell talks through the USB port differently from an HP or whatever else. The newest multiplexers, the ones marketed as C4, are USB and/or wifi. The C3s like Kaleb has don't always play nice with USB based serial ports, so it's best to get one with a real RS232 interface on the motherboard, and not many computers after Win98 came with serial ports. 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 ___ 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] carsoft/scanner/etc
Oh, I get it now. I had an old Compaq with an RS232 that died, found another from a gummint surplus seller, bought it for $28 and went and picked it up in the DC area when I was there. Popped the old HD in and it booted and ran like the other one. I use it on my CNC machine, it interfaces with the controller board. Part of the issue with USB is that under winders the interrupts of whatever winders does interrupts the USB signal and so you can't do real time kinds of things apparently. Same kind of deal with the CNC controller, which needs constant signals to keep from buggering the cut and apparently that only happens on the RS232 port. At least this is what I read about the board, I guess the same applies to this MB stuff? --R On 4/19/15 2:22 PM, Mitch Haley wrote: Rich Thomas wrote: That doesn't answer the why? Why does the software need to be cloned for some specific hardware? PCs are pretty much universal these days, aside from some very detailed issues with however their motherboards work to talk to things, but even a lot of that is standard, so you can plug in hard drives and memory and whatever else. What about the car or the software needs to be on very specific hardware or is it just some marketing thing? I can't imagine that a Dell talks through the USB port differently from an HP or whatever else. The newest multiplexers, the ones marketed as C4, are USB and/or wifi. The C3s like Kaleb has don't always play nice with USB based serial ports, so it's best to get one with a real RS232 interface on the motherboard, and not many computers after Win98 came with serial ports. 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 ___ 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] C3 v c4
On April 19, 2015 at 4:33 PM Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: I wanted to do the same thing with my C3 system. One of the problems I found was that these computers are so old they don’t have SATA interfaces, meaning they’re PATA hard drives. About the largest PATA hard drive you can find in laptop size is 160GB. They’re tough to find and pretty expensive when you do… Somebody about 30 miles from me advertised a d630 which supposedly has been recently upgraded to 320gb and 4gb, so I assumed it took a normal SATA. Anyway, how big does the HD have to be to hold the OS (XP I assume) and all the DAS software and Data? I was wondering about basing such a system on an old 64Gb SSD. ___ 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] C3 v c4
Looks like the D630 has SATA. Can’t tell about the IBM T30, but since it’s similar I suspect it has SATA as well. Pretty much everything else in this vintage that has a serial port is PATA. Dan On Apr 19, 2015, at 4:42 PM, Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com wrote: Somebody about 30 miles from me advertised a d630 which supposedly has been recently upgraded to 320gb and 4gb, so I assumed it took a normal SATA. Anyway, how big does the HD have to be to hold the OS (XP I assume) and all the DAS software and Data? I was wondering about basing such a system on an old 64Gb SSD. ___ 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] C3 v c4
Get a SATA 3 controller (I think I paid around $30) and install in the older computer and then you can run SATA drives and especially fast SSD drives. That's what I did with my older PCs running XP and then moved them on to Win7 Pro 64 bit. The drives are really fast with a SATA 3 controller. Roger 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
[MBZ] Antenna mast
1408270001 So, if a MBZ mast is $125, a Hirschmann is $65, a URO is $15, and a MTC is $17, what should I buy? Or, will one of the $30 non-phone Hirschmann masts fit in my S-classe power antenna unit? ___ 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] Back from my cruise
No carnivalnovovirus Sent from my iPhone On Apr 19, 2015, at 12:23 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: Were you on the Norovirus Cruise Lines? --R On 4/19/15 1:06 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Drove the 99 e430 to Galveston and back, got 27-28mpg with that v8. I am convinced poos needs to forget about a 140 and get a e430. Yes it is true they are not as luxurious or heavy duty as a 140 s class but they are very decent cars. Sent from my iPhone ___ 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] W140 wiper refills
Dan Penoff wrote: I just bought the passenger side insert from the dealer for my 95 S500 last week and it was $12. Do they have plastic caps over both ends? If so, how do you get them on the arms? If not, what keeps them in place? They're $10.50 each at the online dealer http://mbnorthlakeparts.com/ I suppose once I get the drivetrain sorted out, I can order a couple of spring shims and a couple of wipers. I bet the Okemos MBZ Collection would only want about $20 each. I called them Thursday to see if they'd clear the TCM codes on the S420 for me, the woman who answered the phone in the service department could only quote me $122.50 for a full computer diagnosis, which was not what I was asking for. What I wanted was to pay two tenths or a quarter hour to spend 2-5 minutes hooking up, scrolling to the transmission menu, and clearing the codes. (if I had any acquaintance with the mechanic, I bet I could get something like that done at lunch time for a 12pk of longneck lagers) ___ 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] carsoft/scanner/etc
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: It's been so long I don't remember. They are a lot cheaper now days. I'm thinking about getting a newer updated one with the newer wireless setup. The cables is a big pain to deal with sometimes As I understand it, the C4 eliminates the need for a RS232 serial port, you can hook it up to most any computer with a USB port, and you can get a C4 Connect which has a wifi card in it so you don't have to plug it into the laptop at all. Still have to plug into the OBDII port on newer cars, or take off engine bay covers until you get to the 38 pin connector on older cars. If it were wireless on the car end, THAT would be a great convenience feature. (and the guy sitting next to you at a red light could play with your ECUs, not a good idea) I read somewhere that the C3s quit working after 3-4 years, is that based on the date of the software version? 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] Free to good home - W115 220 gas - SF Bay Area
Is Clay thinking what I'm thinking? -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On April 19, 2015 10:37:01 AM EDT, David Bruckmann bruckma...@transcontinental.ca wrote: I'm giving up on the 220. Near-perfect interior, 4-sp manual w manual windows and steering. Needs an engine! D. ___ 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] carsoft/scanner/etc
I would avoid CarSoft. It seems to have a lot of gaps in coverage of different models in the OE parts. That is, for some models it won't work or allow access to some of the OE functions. I got a C3 system on Alibabi a couple of years ago with the multiplexer, cables and external hard drive with the DAS on an XP VM. If I had it to do all over again I would either buy a complete system with a computer (IBM or Dell) as opposed to an external hard drive. I had a tough time finding a compatible computer to run the VM on, a physical serial port being the tough part, as well as something that could handle a gig of memory. You can find the IBM or Dell models cheap and in good shape all over the place. Most of the C3 and C4 sellers sell the proper hard drive that fits a specific computer so all you have to do is drop it in the machine and go. Dan Sent from my iPad On Apr 19, 2015, at 12:14 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: It's been so long I don't remember. They are a lot cheaper now days. I'm thinking about getting a newer updated one with the newer wireless setup. The cables is a big pain to deal with sometimes Sent from my iPhone On Apr 19, 2015, at 10:43 AM, Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com wrote: Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: I know nothing about carsoft, as far as I know you have to have the xentry to do it The old Carsoft v7.x, you can get multiplexers for under $100 now. The cracked/hacked Chinese version of the Carsoft 7 software is widely believed to be virus laden. Carsoft v12 can be had for a reasonable price directly from Carsoft in Belgium, but only seems to work with cars made in this century that don't have the 38 pin round connector. All the important stuff on my W140 and S210 is done through the 38 pin. The Carsoft i980 handheld I was looking at a week ago, doesn't seem to come from the Belgian Carsoft company, and only works through the OBDII connector. Looks like I'll probably get the C3 type of Chinese STAR/DAS multiplexer with all the cables, and if I don't like the software that comes with it I've heard of a possible source for some that might be closer to authentic. There are still a few Dell Latitude 630s on the local CL for $100ish. Maybe I'll buy one, order the STAR kit with D630 hard drive, and never connect that computer to any network. Where did you get your STAR? 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 ___ 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] carsoft/scanner/etc
Why do these things need some specific computer and hard drive and whatever else? Is there something magic about the software and talking through a cable? Why can't you just load it on something and off you go? I get the idea that there might be some car-specific protocols or coding or something to talk to the car brain, but why should that matter on the computer used to do that? --R On 4/19/15 1:55 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: I knew you still have to plug it into the car but the wireless to the computer sounds nice. Mine still works just fine but is slow as hell. I think I may locate a dell 630 or whatever the laptop is and buy the hard drive for that computer and put it in and go. Seems it would be faster than running it via vm Sent from my iPhone On Apr 19, 2015, at 12:27 PM, Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com wrote: Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: It's been so long I don't remember. They are a lot cheaper now days. I'm thinking about getting a newer updated one with the newer wireless setup. The cables is a big pain to deal with sometimes As I understand it, the C4 eliminates the need for a RS232 serial port, you can hook it up to most any computer with a USB port, and you can get a C4 Connect which has a wifi card in it so you don't have to plug it into the laptop at all. Still have to plug into the OBDII port on newer cars, or take off engine bay covers until you get to the 38 pin connector on older cars. If it were wireless on the car end, THAT would be a great convenience feature. (and the guy sitting next to you at a red light could play with your ECUs, not a good idea) I read somewhere that the C3s quit working after 3-4 years, is that based on the date of the software version? 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 ___ 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] carsoft/scanner/etc
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: I knew you still have to plug it into the car but the wireless to the computer sounds nice. Mine still works just fine but is slow as hell. I think I may locate a dell 630 or whatever the laptop is and buy the hard drive for that computer and put it in and go. Seems it would be faster than running it via vm I've been leaning towards buying a kit with 630 hard drive. I can see where it would be handy to leave the computer on the bench and put a wifi multiplexer on the car, supposedly the C4 Connect is powered by the car and doesn't need an external power source. Just texted a guy who wants $110 for a Dell Latitude 630 with 4gb RAM, laptop bag, and new battery. I'd probably rather have a laptop backpack with enough space to hold the C3/C4 and all the cables. 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] carsoft/scanner/etc
Rich Thomas wrote: That doesn't answer the why? Why does the software need to be cloned for some specific hardware? PCs are pretty much universal these days, aside from some very detailed issues with however their motherboards work to talk to things, but even a lot of that is standard, so you can plug in hard drives and memory and whatever else. What about the car or the software needs to be on very specific hardware or is it just some marketing thing? I can't imagine that a Dell talks through the USB port differently from an HP or whatever else. The newest multiplexers, the ones marketed as C4, are USB and/or wifi. The C3s like Kaleb has don't always play nice with USB based serial ports, so it's best to get one with a real RS232 interface on the motherboard, and not many computers after Win98 came with serial ports. 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] C3 v c4
I wanted to do the same thing with my C3 system. One of the problems I found was that these computers are so old they don’t have SATA interfaces, meaning they’re PATA hard drives. About the largest PATA hard drive you can find in laptop size is 160GB. They’re tough to find and pretty expensive when you do… Dan On Apr 19, 2015, at 1:40 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: My system is 5/2011 version with c3. Thinking I need to update. I currently run it with VMware with the contents of the external hdd that came with it copied to my hard drive on a ibm r61 which is slow slow slow. I'm thinking about locating a dell that it is supposed to run on and buy an updated internal drive for that specific computer and run it that way with the updated software. Then I got to thinking about upgrading to the newer c4 multiplexer. Is it worth the extra money? It is wifi of I am not mistaken? I absolutely hate having to mess with all the cables and then hooking it to the laptop. Sent from my iPhone Sent from my iPhone ___ 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] W140 wiper refills
I just bought the passenger side insert from the dealer for my 95 S500 last week and it was $12. Try some of the online sources. I haven't found a non-OE insert that fits or work well. For the small $$ I might save its not worth it. Dan Sent from my iPad On Apr 18, 2015, at 1:10 PM, Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com wrote: The good news is my new-to-me 1997 S420 appears to have genuine OE wiper blades. They're Bosch made and the part that latches into the wiper arm has the star on it. The bad news is the left insert is bad, and the right one is falling apart. (the right one appears to be original to the blade, which probably isn't original to the car) I know I can get refills at the dealer (140824032701 and 140824012701), but is there anything under $10 a side that does the job as well? 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 ___ 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] carsoft/scanner/etc
I knew you still have to plug it into the car but the wireless to the computer sounds nice. Mine still works just fine but is slow as hell. I think I may locate a dell 630 or whatever the laptop is and buy the hard drive for that computer and put it in and go. Seems it would be faster than running it via vm Sent from my iPhone On Apr 19, 2015, at 12:27 PM, Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com wrote: Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: It's been so long I don't remember. They are a lot cheaper now days. I'm thinking about getting a newer updated one with the newer wireless setup. The cables is a big pain to deal with sometimes As I understand it, the C4 eliminates the need for a RS232 serial port, you can hook it up to most any computer with a USB port, and you can get a C4 Connect which has a wifi card in it so you don't have to plug it into the laptop at all. Still have to plug into the OBDII port on newer cars, or take off engine bay covers until you get to the 38 pin connector on older cars. If it were wireless on the car end, THAT would be a great convenience feature. (and the guy sitting next to you at a red light could play with your ECUs, not a good idea) I read somewhere that the C3s quit working after 3-4 years, is that based on the date of the software version? 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 ___ 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] carsoft/scanner/etc
They sell hard drives that are cloned to run on very specific hardware. You can do like I am doing and run it on any laptop and run the in a virtual machine, but it's slow, at least mine is Sent from my iPhone On Apr 19, 2015, at 1:06 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: Why do these things need some specific computer and hard drive and whatever else? Is there something magic about the software and talking through a cable? Why can't you just load it on something and off you go? I get the idea that there might be some car-specific protocols or coding or something to talk to the car brain, but why should that matter on the computer used to do that? --R On 4/19/15 1:55 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: I knew you still have to plug it into the car but the wireless to the computer sounds nice. Mine still works just fine but is slow as hell. I think I may locate a dell 630 or whatever the laptop is and buy the hard drive for that computer and put it in and go. Seems it would be faster than running it via vm Sent from my iPhone On Apr 19, 2015, at 12:27 PM, Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com wrote: Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: It's been so long I don't remember. They are a lot cheaper now days. I'm thinking about getting a newer updated one with the newer wireless setup. The cables is a big pain to deal with sometimes As I understand it, the C4 eliminates the need for a RS232 serial port, you can hook it up to most any computer with a USB port, and you can get a C4 Connect which has a wifi card in it so you don't have to plug it into the laptop at all. Still have to plug into the OBDII port on newer cars, or take off engine bay covers until you get to the 38 pin connector on older cars. If it were wireless on the car end, THAT would be a great convenience feature. (and the guy sitting next to you at a red light could play with your ECUs, not a good idea) I read somewhere that the C3s quit working after 3-4 years, is that based on the date of the software version? 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 ___ 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] carsoft/scanner/etc
Rich Thomas wrote: Why do these things need some specific computer and hard drive and whatever else? Is there something magic about the software and talking through a cable? Why can't you just load it on something and off you go? I get the idea that there might be some car-specific protocols or coding or something to talk to the car brain, but why should that matter on the computer used to do that? What's magic about the Dell 630 and Thinkpad T30 is they are among the last and fastest computers made with RS232 serial ports to provide a stable hardware connection to the clones of the ancient MBZ DAS box. So, as Kaleb pointed out, there is a ready market for drop in ready hard drives for those two computers making it as simple as possible. Or you can spend the extra $$$ and the Chinese will ship you the whole system ready to go, complete with a Thinkpad, or Latitude. I also saw some Latitudes and Toughbooks for sale on USA eBay, no DAS hardware, just the laptop preconfigured with all the software. 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] C3 v c4
What do you mean? Copy the vm files to the hard drive so you don't have to have the external one hooked up? Sent from my iPhone On Apr 19, 2015, at 3:33 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: I wanted to do the same thing with my C3 system. One of the problems I found was that these computers are so old they don’t have SATA interfaces, meaning they’re PATA hard drives. About the largest PATA hard drive you can find in laptop size is 160GB. They’re tough to find and pretty expensive when you do… Dan On Apr 19, 2015, at 1:40 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: My system is 5/2011 version with c3. Thinking I need to update. I currently run it with VMware with the contents of the external hdd that came with it copied to my hard drive on a ibm r61 which is slow slow slow. I'm thinking about locating a dell that it is supposed to run on and buy an updated internal drive for that specific computer and run it that way with the updated software. Then I got to thinking about upgrading to the newer c4 multiplexer. Is it worth the extra money? It is wifi of I am not mistaken? I absolutely hate having to mess with all the cables and then hooking it to the laptop. Sent from my iPhone Sent from my iPhone ___ 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] Back from my cruise
Were you on the Norovirus Cruise Lines? --R On 4/19/15 1:06 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Drove the 99 e430 to Galveston and back, got 27-28mpg with that v8. I am convinced poos needs to forget about a 140 and get a e430. Yes it is true they are not as luxurious or heavy duty as a 140 s class but they are very decent cars. Sent from my iPhone ___ 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] carsoft/scanner/etc
The C3s never worked with a USB serial port adapter. I know a number of people who have tried, and have yet to be successful. The reason the T30 and Dell 630 are the computers of choice is because they’re the most powerful as far as processor and memory of anything that’s got a physical serial port. The C3 VM has to have a physical serial port and 1 GB of memory. Dan On Apr 19, 2015, at 2:22 PM, Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com wrote: The newest multiplexers, the ones marketed as C4, are USB and/or wifi. The C3s like Kaleb has don't always play nice with USB based serial ports, so it's best to get one with a real RS232 interface on the motherboard, and not many computers after Win98 came with serial ports. 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 ___ 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] carsoft/scanner/etc
I know nothing about carsoft, as far as I know you have to have the xentry to do it Sent from my iPhone On Apr 12, 2015, at 10:23 PM, Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com wrote: What's the cheapest/best way to clear tranny codes on my 1997 W140 and 1999 S210? I see a Carsoft i980 can be had for about $140. 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 ___ 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] W140 wiper refills
I have had problems finding wiper blades for my 92. Bought new Bosch blades at flaps that was supposed to be it but the actual arm on my car was too wide to fit into the blade, wider than I had seen. So I ordered refills to put on my original blades, they fit but did not appear to have a way to clip them in so as you used the wipers they insert would start coming out the end. I don't drive the car too much but need to figure this out at some point Sent from my iPhone On Apr 18, 2015, at 12:10 PM, Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com wrote: The good news is my new-to-me 1997 S420 appears to have genuine OE wiper blades. They're Bosch made and the part that latches into the wiper arm has the star on it. The bad news is the left insert is bad, and the right one is falling apart. (the right one appears to be original to the blade, which probably isn't original to the car) I know I can get refills at the dealer (140824032701 and 140824012701), but is there anything under $10 a side that does the job as well? 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 ___ 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] carsoft/scanner/etc
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: I know nothing about carsoft, as far as I know you have to have the xentry to do it The old Carsoft v7.x, you can get multiplexers for under $100 now. The cracked/hacked Chinese version of the Carsoft 7 software is widely believed to be virus laden. Carsoft v12 can be had for a reasonable price directly from Carsoft in Belgium, but only seems to work with cars made in this century that don't have the 38 pin round connector. All the important stuff on my W140 and S210 is done through the 38 pin. The Carsoft i980 handheld I was looking at a week ago, doesn't seem to come from the Belgian Carsoft company, and only works through the OBDII connector. Looks like I'll probably get the C3 type of Chinese STAR/DAS multiplexer with all the cables, and if I don't like the software that comes with it I've heard of a possible source for some that might be closer to authentic. There are still a few Dell Latitude 630s on the local CL for $100ish. Maybe I'll buy one, order the STAR kit with D630 hard drive, and never connect that computer to any network. Where did you get your STAR? 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] carsoft/scanner/etc
It's been so long I don't remember. They are a lot cheaper now days. I'm thinking about getting a newer updated one with the newer wireless setup. The cables is a big pain to deal with sometimes Sent from my iPhone On Apr 19, 2015, at 10:43 AM, Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com wrote: Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: I know nothing about carsoft, as far as I know you have to have the xentry to do it The old Carsoft v7.x, you can get multiplexers for under $100 now. The cracked/hacked Chinese version of the Carsoft 7 software is widely believed to be virus laden. Carsoft v12 can be had for a reasonable price directly from Carsoft in Belgium, but only seems to work with cars made in this century that don't have the 38 pin round connector. All the important stuff on my W140 and S210 is done through the 38 pin. The Carsoft i980 handheld I was looking at a week ago, doesn't seem to come from the Belgian Carsoft company, and only works through the OBDII connector. Looks like I'll probably get the C3 type of Chinese STAR/DAS multiplexer with all the cables, and if I don't like the software that comes with it I've heard of a possible source for some that might be closer to authentic. There are still a few Dell Latitude 630s on the local CL for $100ish. Maybe I'll buy one, order the STAR kit with D630 hard drive, and never connect that computer to any network. Where did you get your STAR? 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 ___ 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] Free to good home - W115 220 gas - SF Bay Area
I'm giving up on the 220. Near-perfect interior, 4-sp manual w manual windows and steering. Needs an engine! D. ___ 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] Green Benz
silber grun. On Sun, Apr 19, 2015 at 12:18 PM, Dwight Giles dwight.gi...@gmail.com wrote: My 79 240D was silber gruen. Like sage green. On Apr 13, 2015 11:41 PM, Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com wrote: How rare is a green MBZ? I know I've only seen one Aspen Green S210 4matic ever advertised, sometimes I wish I'd bought it for $5k four years ago. I just searched autotrader.com for green W140s, out of 230 ads, only one was listed as green, a 1996 S500 coupe in Emerald Pearl Metallic with Mushroom leather. Does that sound about right, 1/2 of 1% of W140s are green? 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 ___ 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] Back from my cruise
I believe it was Sam n Ella's cruiser. Were you on the Norovirus Cruise Lines? --R On 4/19/15 1:06 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Drove the 99 e430 to Galveston and back, got 27-28mpg with that v8. I am convinced poos needs to forget about a 140 and get a e430. Yes it is true they are not as luxurious or heavy duty as a 140 s class but they are very decent 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] Solar Power Battle Puts Hawaii at Forefront of Worldwide Changes
Solar is nothing new in Hawaii. 30 years ago most houses had solar hor water systems, thanks largely I'd surmise to the Jimmay cahtah tax credits. Hawaii retired the first major wind turbine farm nealty 20 years ago. It is not surprising the Hawaii residents want solar electric, nor that HELCO is suppressing solar. More on HELCO later. HONOLULU - Allan Akamine has looked all around the winding, palm tree-lined cul-de-sacs of his suburban neighborhood in Mililani here on Oahu and, with an equal mix of frustration and bemusement, seen roof after roof bearing solar panels. Mr. Akamine, 61, a manager for a cable company, has wanted nothing more than to lower his $600 to $700 monthly electric bill with a solar system of his own. But for 18 months or so, the state's biggest utility barred him and thousands of other customers from getting one, citing concerns that power generated by rooftop systems was overwhelming its ability to handle it. Only under strict orders from state energy officials did the utility, the Hawaiian Electric Company, recently rush to approve the lengthy backlog of solar applications, including Mr. Akamine's. It is the latest chapter in a closely watched battle that has put this state at the forefront of a global upheaval in the power business. Rooftop systems now sit atop roughly 12 percent of Hawaii's homes, according to the federal Energy Information Administration, by far the highest proportion in the nation. Hawaii is a postcard from the future, said Adam Browning, executive director of Vote Solar, a policy and advocacy group based in California.Other states and countries, including California, Arizona, Japan and Germany, are struggling to adapt to the growing popularity of making electricity at home, which puts new pressures on old infrastructure like circuits and power lines and cuts into electric company revenue. As a result, many utilities are trying desperately to stem the rise of solar, either by reducing incentives, adding steep fees or effectively pushing home solar companies out of the market. In response, those solar companies are fighting back through regulators, lawmakers and the courts. The shift in the electric business is no less profound than those that upended the telecommunications and cable industries in recent decades. It is already remaking the relationship between power companies and the public while raising questions about how to pay for maintaining and operating the nation's grid. The issue is not merely academic, electrical engineers say. In solar-rich areas of California and Arizona, as well as in Hawaii, all that solar-generated electricity flowing out of houses and into a power grid designed to carry it in the other direction has caused unanticipated voltage fluctuations that can overload circuits, burn lines and lead to brownouts or blackouts. Hawaii's case is not isolated, said Massoud Amin, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Minnesota and chairman of the smart grid program at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, a technical association. When we push year-on-year 30 to 40 percent growth in this market, with the number of installations doubling, quickly - every two years or so - there's going to be problems. The economic threat also has electric companies on edge. Over all, demand for electricity is softening while home solar is rapidly spreading across the country. There are now about 600,000 installed systems, and the number is expected to reach 3.3 million by 2020, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association. full story:http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/19/business/energy-environment/solar-power-battle-puts-hawaii-at-forefront-of-worldwide-changes.html ___ 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] W140 wiper refills
They want 8 or no for the Flaps crap. You'd be better off to buy the OS from a stealer, or online stealer parts place. I just bought the passenger side insert from the dealer for my 95 S500 last week and it was $12. Try some of the online sources. I haven't found a non-OE insert that fits or work well. For the small $$ I might save its not worth it. Dan Sent from my iPad On Apr 18, 2015, at 1:10 PM, Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com wrote: The good news is my new-to-me 1997 S420 appears to have genuine OE wiper blades. They're Bosch made and the part that latches into the wiper arm has the star on it. The bad news is the left insert is bad, and the right one is falling apart. (the right one appears to be original to the blade, which probably isn't original to the car) I know I can get refills at the dealer (140824032701 and 140824012701), but is there anything under $10 a side that does the job as well? 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] Green Benz
Not to get technical Andrew, but it is grun with the umlaut over the u. Since we can't always put in the umlaut in English, correct spelling is gruen. Pronounced the same. German aside i thought it was an ugly color but most of those around me loved it. I have seen some nice darker green 124's. Dwight On Apr 19, 2015 9:44 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: silber grun. On Sun, Apr 19, 2015 at 12:18 PM, Dwight Giles dwight.gi...@gmail.com wrote: My 79 240D was silber gruen. Like sage green. On Apr 13, 2015 11:41 PM, Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com wrote: How rare is a green MBZ? I know I've only seen one Aspen Green S210 4matic ever advertised, sometimes I wish I'd bought it for $5k four years ago. I just searched autotrader.com for green W140s, out of 230 ads, only one was listed as green, a 1996 S500 coupe in Emerald Pearl Metallic with Mushroom leather. Does that sound about right, 1/2 of 1% of W140s are green? 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 ___ 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] Green Benz or Binz
Like Moeller and Moller where the o has an umlaut or Mueller and Müller Gruen or Grün When the umlaut is omitted, the e is added. therefore gruen is correct, as is grün I;a like a Green Binz Not to get technical Andrew, but it is grun with the umlaut over the u. Since we can't always put in the umlaut in English, correct spelling is gruen. Pronounced the same. German aside i thought it was an ugly color but most of those around me loved it. I have seen some nice darker green 124's. Dwight On Apr 19, 2015 9:44 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: ___ 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] Green Benz
ü - grün ;) Wilton - Original Message - From: Dwight Giles dwight.gi...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2015 10:02 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Green Benz Not to get technical Andrew, but it is grun with the umlaut over the u. Since we can't always put in the umlaut in English, correct spelling is gruen. Pronounced the same. German aside i thought it was an ugly color but most of those around me loved it. I have seen some nice darker green 124's. Dwight On Apr 19, 2015 9:44 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: silber grun. On Sun, Apr 19, 2015 at 12:18 PM, Dwight Giles dwight.gi...@gmail.com wrote: My 79 240D was silber gruen. Like sage green. On Apr 13, 2015 11:41 PM, Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com wrote: How rare is a green MBZ? I know I've only seen one Aspen Green S210 4matic ever advertised, sometimes I wish I'd bought it for $5k four years ago. I just searched autotrader.com for green W140s, out of 230 ads, only one was listed as green, a 1996 S500 coupe in Emerald Pearl Metallic with Mushroom leather. Does that sound about right, 1/2 of 1% of W140s are green? 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 ___ 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 ___ 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] 1995 E300D Odessy/Mitch
Tony Wirtel wrote: Mitch, just getting to this now after plowing through several days of digests. I'd need to go through the archives myself, but it may have been an 87 300sdl that I replaced the vacuum pump on. I've never owned a car with the om606 motor, only 617, 602 and 603 cars. But I do have to commend your memory of such a minute detail! Tony Wirtel Somebody parked a 606 engined car for many months while waiting for parts after it ate the vac pump bearings, I'm pretty sure of that. Guess I remembered the name wrong. ___ 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] Back from my cruise
Were you on the Norovirus Cruise Lines? --R I think the boat was the SS List Teria ___ 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] W140 wiper refills
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: So I ordered refills to put on my original blades, they fit but did not appear to have a way to clip them in so as you used the wipers they insert would start coming out the end. My right insert, the one that's literally ripping lengthwise, has end caps on both ends and can't slide out. The left one, that's just too old to work without streaking, has one end cap and tries to crawl out of the blade. Back in the day when we bought refills for all our American cars, the refills had a metal clip that held on to the end of the wiper frame. If I could get 28 rubbers of the right width with those clips and cut them to length I'd be set. 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
[MBZ] Back from my cruise
Drove the 99 e430 to Galveston and back, got 27-28mpg with that v8. I am convinced poos needs to forget about a 140 and get a e430. Yes it is true they are not as luxurious or heavy duty as a 140 s class but they are very decent cars. Sent from my iPhone ___ 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] Green Benz
Yes they are pretty rare Sent from my iPhone On Apr 13, 2015, at 10:36 PM, Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com wrote: How rare is a green MBZ? I know I've only seen one Aspen Green S210 4matic ever advertised, sometimes I wish I'd bought it for $5k four years ago. I just searched autotrader.com for green W140s, out of 230 ads, only one was listed as green, a 1996 S500 coupe in Emerald Pearl Metallic with Mushroom leather. Does that sound about right, 1/2 of 1% of W140s are green? 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 ___ 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] Free to good home - W115 220 gas - SF Bay Area
David Bruckmann wrote: I'm giving up on the 220. Near-perfect interior, 4-sp manual w manual windows and steering. Needs an engine! Oh, wow. If you'd said Detroit area, I'd be on my way there right now. 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] More leaking Mercedes
It is my understanding uro is now the oe supplier for window seals Sent from my iPhone On Apr 13, 2015, at 11:28 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: Its like thin RTV. I had the windshield seal replaced in my '83 240D but they used an aftermarket seal after ruining the true MB seal I'd provided. It still leaked though not as bad as before. After that every year or two I goobered the glass to seal connection with windshield sealant to keep it water tight. Start with a very thin layer, then after two layers cut it back off with a razor blade. The sealant to seal connection was always good the glass to sealant connection would fail. For you Randy I'd start with a new seal. Likely the old one is cracked and hard and the amount of sealant required would be large. Order the correct seal from MB. Dwight had put the right seal in my '78 240D and it never leaked under my ownership. -Curt From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, April 13, 2015 12:21 PM Subject: [MBZ] More leaking Mercedes My windshield leaks in both lower front corners. I am certain I have seen a reference to flowable silicon which I assume to be thinner so that it will seep into the spots one cannot otherwise get to. Anyone else heard of it? Anyone have any idea where I would get some? RB ___ 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] Green Benz
My 79 240D was silber gruen. Like sage green. On Apr 13, 2015 11:41 PM, Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com wrote: How rare is a green MBZ? I know I've only seen one Aspen Green S210 4matic ever advertised, sometimes I wish I'd bought it for $5k four years ago. I just searched autotrader.com for green W140s, out of 230 ads, only one was listed as green, a 1996 S500 coupe in Emerald Pearl Metallic with Mushroom leather. Does that sound about right, 1/2 of 1% of W140s are green? 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 ___ 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
