Re: [MBZ] Fwd: Fwd: 240D intrigues me!
Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: I think this has to be the case too. I think I'd open the block drain (in the spring, the weather is terrible right now) and see if any chunks came out... -Curt Was the random overheating ever resolved? Mitch (of the failing memory age group) ___ 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] Beater For Mao
Mountain Man via Mercedes wrote: Kaleb wrote: That is a steal Shall I call on it - for you? Buy it, order a head gasket kit from MB of Northlake, (don't forget the head bolts), and get to work. I'll loan you an inside micrometer kit if you don't have access to a cylinder gauge. If there are any signs of damage to cylinder #1, put it back together and sell it. If everything looks good, and it has a fresh head gasket so you have no worries of hydrolocking cylinder #1 from an oil leak, enjoy it in your remaining years on this earth. 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] Beater For Mao
Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: I love the racy color combination - white on off white. At least it isn't black or silver. But yeah, green or blue or even red would be better. Mitch. ___ 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] Changes at VW
Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: So, you honestly DON't want a twin turbo V12? http://www.benzworld.org/forums/sale-wanted-trade-giveaway/2352057-2005-mercedes-benz-cl65-amg-renntech.html I don't want it, at least not $24k worth. I should have watched that. The owner put it up on eBay twice, it went for 18.1k and 18k. I might have been a buyer at that price, but I really shouldn't do it. ___ 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] FW: 84 300 TD Mercedes
Mine is a Stage 1 Super M, the battery is still under the gas tank like on an M so no live hydraulics. No live PTO either which is an even bigger pain when you're mowing, which reminds me I need to find a new PTO clutch to keep the mower from pushing the tractor... -Curt From: Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com To: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2015 1:10 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] FW: 84 300 TD Mercedes You have live hydraulics on your Super M. Call up all states ag parts or colfax tractor parts or whoever and buy a used 3 pt attachment for your M. The you can put a 7 to 8' mower behind on the 3 pt. Even a new Three point and a new mower are way less money than a new 20 hp japanese tractor. You'd probably have enough money left over for a loader. Low boy is a good machine but that big a belly mower is no good for me. Our farm is much too rocky and bumpy for such a thing. Its bad enough mowing with a 42 deck on a the lawnmower. A 3pt bush hog is what I really need. Well that and a tractor with a 3pt hitch. -Curt Cub or Cub lowboy are real tractors, as are all the diesel japanese tractors. ___ 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: Fwd: 240D intrigues me!
I was thinking about this on the way to work today. IIRC Dimitri blocked the thermostat open and the overheating stopped but he found bubbles in the coolant.A cracked head or block would neatly explain why it would randomly overheat. An air bubble (from combustion gasses) pressed up against the thermostat would prevent it from opening... He's got a replacement head sourced from a ChowdaQ participant, I don't know what his current plans are. -Curt From: Mitch Haley via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 7:43 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Fwd: Fwd: 240D intrigues me! Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: I think this has to be the case too. I think I'd open the block drain (in the spring, the weather is terrible right now) and see if any chunks came out... -Curt Was the random overheating ever resolved? Mitch (of the failing memory age group) ___ 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] Pumping diesel
Rich, tell your daughter There's an app for that: Gas Buddy. Fantastic when traveling. On my last trip to WDC area, returning on 95, I needed to stop for diesel. Gas Buddy found a station a mile off the freeway that was about twenty cents cheaper than the stations right off the exit ramp. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 Having tired early of people whose phones are smarter than they, (dumb people with smart phones) I use gasbuddy.com to look up prices or find Diesel fuel on occasion. I still prefer smart people with dumb phones over dumb people with smart phones. ___ 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] Pumping diesel
So will he have a Benz in Providence? ChowdahQ only about 25 miles south of the City. Where is he doing his residency? On May 29, 2015 11:19 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: My daughter had her 300SD the last coupla weeks, Wed evening we stopped at coupla stations looking for dizzel, one looked promising with a yellow handle on the pump, turned out it was E85. We gave up, she left yesterday morning after dropping me at the aerodrome, she had about 1/3 tank so I figured that would get her far enough out into America that she could find some dizzel. BTW we were up there for the boy's gradjamacation from medical school, which was a Big *** Deal! (We drive by Joe's house a coupla times, including yesterday morning, but he did not join us for the event). I am driving up there again tomorrow in the Suburban to move him to Providence for his residency. Ugh. --R On 5/29/15 11:05 AM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote: To Kaleb, re, hauling diesel and lack of a tank. For my one trip to DC, I had cheap fuel available, so I put 2 30 gal barrels in the trunk of the 110.110 hooked them together, then fed a line with a valve into a T in the return fuel line. When the tank got low, I opened the valve in the trunk and drove until the gauge showed full. Then i'd stop and shut off the valve. Worked great. Yes, the trunk on the 110/111/112 was so big I could easily fit 2 30 gal barrels into it., along with our luggage, tools etc. Try that in your 140 or 210/211 Kaleb! After 2 of the 5 days in DC i was ready to leave. When I was finally able to leave, I was so sick of the place, I NEVER want to go back. Waste, fraud, and abuse; nobody but people in the construction or service industries actually do any constructive work, and they are treated like scum. DC is the sub-bilge sump pit of the country. I never found cheap fuel again, so when my 2 drums were used out, I took out the system and never used it again. But it was quite handy for the time in DC, because I could not find any fuel closer than almost to baltimore. Apparently, it is more common in the past 30 years, since the 300Ds and Diesel pickups got more popular. ___ 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 fuel economy
I suspect my $1500 Jetta at 50mpg beats 'em both. :) -Curt From: Mitch Haley via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 11:11 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT fuel economy Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: That works out to almost 25 miles per imperial gallon or almost 21 miles per US gallon. It is a 2013 F150 Supercrew with the 5.0 coyote engine. Based upon the above, I would say it is doing quite a bit better than my previous truck which was the 2002 F150 Supercrew with the 5.4 Triton 2 valve engine. Yes, over the last ten years technology has been used to give us more efficient cars than ever before. As a friend and I were discussing last week, fuel economy isn't everything. His 2013 Sentra CVT routinely hits 40mpg (5.9L/100kM). My 1997 S420 doesn't use twice as much gas, but with the higher cost of premium gas my fuel cost is about double. However, my cost of car payment plus insurance is about $15 a day less than his, mainly because I haven't had a mortgage on a car in over 20 years. This makes it substantially cheaper to own and drive a rather huge MBZ than a subcompact Nissan. How much did it cost to trade the 2002 Frod for the 2013? 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] For y'all trekkies
On 28/05/2015 7:42 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes wrote: RB wrote: Being obstinate is just not good for the country. Yes, that is true. The name we use for that down here these days is racism. mao ___ You are determined to stir up trouble, aren't you? Are you what they refer to as a troll on some other forums? 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
Re: [MBZ] Pumping diesel
Rich, tell your daughter There's an app for that: Gas Buddy. Fantastic when traveling. On my last trip to WDC area, returning on 95, I needed to stop for diesel. Gas Buddy found a station a mile off the freeway that was about twenty cents cheaper than the stations right off the exit ramp. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 ___ 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 fuel economy
Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: That works out to almost 25 miles per imperial gallon or almost 21 miles per US gallon. It is a 2013 F150 Supercrew with the 5.0 coyote engine. Based upon the above, I would say it is doing quite a bit better than my previous truck which was the 2002 F150 Supercrew with the 5.4 Triton 2 valve engine. Yes, over the last ten years technology has been used to give us more efficient cars than ever before. As a friend and I were discussing last week, fuel economy isn't everything. His 2013 Sentra CVT routinely hits 40mpg (5.9L/100kM). My 1997 S420 doesn't use twice as much gas, but with the higher cost of premium gas my fuel cost is about double. However, my cost of car payment plus insurance is about $15 a day less than his, mainly because I haven't had a mortgage on a car in over 20 years. This makes it substantially cheaper to own and drive a rather huge MBZ than a subcompact Nissan. How much did it cost to trade the 2002 Frod for the 2013? 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] Pumping diesel
On 28/05/2015 11:00 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote: To Kaleb, re, hauling diesel and lack of a tank. I use 4 ea. 55 gallon metal barrels. I have hauled them both in the bed of my F450 and my F350 pickup, and on my two axle flatbed trailer. In each case, I strap all 4 barrels together with two ea. two inch wide ratchet straps, which gives them decent stability both empty and full. The steel 55 gallon barrels have metal bungs which will seal up fuel tight, and I use a Harbor Freight 12 volt pump with 3/4 inch tubing to pump the fuel out of the barrels into my Ranch tank.. I made up some stingers from schedule 40 PVC 3/4 inch pipe to stick down the barrel and stick into the Ranch Tank. I use clear poly tubing from Ace hardware from those to the pump, [lets me see if fuel is flowing] and alligator clamps and landscaping low voltage wire to run from the truck battery to the pump, with a 12V on/off switch at the pump.. Takes about 15 to 20 minutes to pump off 55 gallons, but it's a poor mans way to haul fuel, and have control over cost of tanks.. I picked up the 55 gal barrels used once [had engine oil original use] for $5 each. HTH.. Grant... Naaa. Kaleb's a rich rancher with an image to maintain. He needs one of these. http://thundercreekequipment.com/products/standard-trailers.html Made right down the road from Pella winders and Vermeer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fqaxiG8op8 ___ What is wrong with the portable tanks that we see in pickup trucks for tradespeople who use them to fill dozers etc? 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
Re: [MBZ] Pumping diesel
To Kaleb, re, hauling diesel and lack of a tank. For my one trip to DC, I had cheap fuel available, so I put 2 30 gal barrels in the trunk of the 110.110 hooked them together, then fed a line with a valve into a T in the return fuel line. When the tank got low, I opened the valve in the trunk and drove until the gauge showed full. Then i'd stop and shut off the valve. Worked great. Yes, the trunk on the 110/111/112 was so big I could easily fit 2 30 gal barrels into it., along with our luggage, tools etc. Try that in your 140 or 210/211 Kaleb! After 2 of the 5 days in DC i was ready to leave. When I was finally able to leave, I was so sick of the place, I NEVER want to go back. Waste, fraud, and abuse; nobody but people in the construction or service industries actually do any constructive work, and they are treated like scum. DC is the sub-bilge sump pit of the country. I never found cheap fuel again, so when my 2 drums were used out, I took out the system and never used it again. But it was quite handy for the time in DC, because I could not find any fuel closer than almost to baltimore. Apparently, it is more common in the past 30 years, since the 300Ds and Diesel pickups got more popular. ___ 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] Pumping diesel
My daughter had her 300SD the last coupla weeks, Wed evening we stopped at coupla stations looking for dizzel, one looked promising with a yellow handle on the pump, turned out it was E85. We gave up, she left yesterday morning after dropping me at the aerodrome, she had about 1/3 tank so I figured that would get her far enough out into America that she could find some dizzel. BTW we were up there for the boy's gradjamacation from medical school, which was a Big *** Deal! (We drive by Joe's house a coupla times, including yesterday morning, but he did not join us for the event). I am driving up there again tomorrow in the Suburban to move him to Providence for his residency. Ugh. --R On 5/29/15 11:05 AM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote: To Kaleb, re, hauling diesel and lack of a tank. For my one trip to DC, I had cheap fuel available, so I put 2 30 gal barrels in the trunk of the 110.110 hooked them together, then fed a line with a valve into a T in the return fuel line. When the tank got low, I opened the valve in the trunk and drove until the gauge showed full. Then i'd stop and shut off the valve. Worked great. Yes, the trunk on the 110/111/112 was so big I could easily fit 2 30 gal barrels into it., along with our luggage, tools etc. Try that in your 140 or 210/211 Kaleb! After 2 of the 5 days in DC i was ready to leave. When I was finally able to leave, I was so sick of the place, I NEVER want to go back. Waste, fraud, and abuse; nobody but people in the construction or service industries actually do any constructive work, and they are treated like scum. DC is the sub-bilge sump pit of the country. I never found cheap fuel again, so when my 2 drums were used out, I took out the system and never used it again. But it was quite handy for the time in DC, because I could not find any fuel closer than almost to baltimore. Apparently, it is more common in the past 30 years, since the 300Ds and Diesel pickups got more popular. ___ 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 fuel economy
On 29/05/2015 10:11 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: How much did it cost to trade the 2002 Frod for the 2013? Mitch. ___ An arm and a leg! I gave the 2002 to my younger son. It has over 300K Kilometers on it and is becoming less reliable. He has put quite a lot of work into it this past year. He is a mechanic so not a major problem for him. He gets parts at cost and puts them in himself. We use the newer truck for our runs to the lake so would rather not have issues. Could leave an older truck out there (have done so in the past) so that we could launch and retrieve boats and drive something more economical back and forth but we are often hauling building materials etc out along with people so the Supercrew is a good vehicle for the purpose. Leaving an older truck out there also means paying the licence and insurance on it so it does not save us much unless we want to run back and forth in something really small and I am reluctant to do that. I think of the extra fuel as a life insurance premium. 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
Re: [MBZ] OT fuel economy
On May 27, 2015 11:45 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Last weekend, my son and I went to the lake. We are in Winnipeg and we go to Sioux Narrows on Lake of the Woods about 45 minutes south of Kenora. Completely off-topic, but speaking of Lake of the Woods... My wife and I are going to Winnipeg in a few weeks from Minnesota, and I was looking at crossing at International Falls and taking Hwy 71 north of the Lake. It looks much more scenic than crossing at Warroad/Sprague, but over an hour longer. Is the northern route worth the extra time? Thanks, Tom ___ 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 - garage condensate
BTW, Randy, what's da latest with condensation in da lake garage? 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] For y'all trekkies
Mining tax dollars is the new growth industry ! Invest by getting a job and paying taxes.. Might want to look at the RICO laws, before starting that little enterprise, however.. Your retirement plans will likely include housing at some place that has Federal as it's first name.. On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 10:31 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I'm going to become a bundler for Hilz and start a solar company to put clean green power in Cuber. I'll make billion$! Of course I will never install a single solar panel, but I will get billion$ because of my /good intentions/. I'll have some pretty heavy overhead, will have to build an office, villas for the help (and me too), buy a G5 to fly back and forth, outfit the whole deal in an appropriate fashion, will need some boats and nice G63's and helicopters to do exploring of sites, and that will all have to come first. I'll model the effort on the Clinton Fam Foundation efforts in Haiti, set up the Thomas Family Foundation, hire my kid for $350k/yr, get her a staff of 6 or so to deal with details while I set policy and such. It'll be awesome! --R On 5/29/15 1:15 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: Being obstinate is just not good for the country I object. Foundation of these United States was based on bein obstinate. The progress that was made in every industry was made because of some obstinate person who refused to give in or to give up. Huge industries and huge fortunes have been made, which employed huge numbers of people now called the middle class only because the obstinate people who refused to give in or give up pressed on regardless of the obstacles. America loves the underdog who is obstinate, not the underdog who rolls over and gives up.. It is the very fabric of standing on your own two feet and making your own future. [Said principle is now trying to be bred out of our youth by liberal schools, Like all efforts at social engineering, it too will meet failure.] ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] For y'all trekkies
Sign me up! I'll help explore islands anytime, and help you drive some of the vehicles. Adding a fud to the applications gives cred. I'm going to become a bundler for Hilz and start a solar company to put clean green power in Cuber. I'll make billion$! Of course I will never install a single solar panel, but I will get billion$ because of my /good intentions/. I'll have some pretty heavy overhead, will have to build an office, villas for the help (and me too), buy a G5 to fly back and forth, outfit the whole deal in an appropriate fashion, will need some boats and nice G63's and helicopters to do exploring of sites, and that will all have to come first. I'll model the effort on the Clinton Fam Foundation efforts in Haiti, set up the Thomas Family Foundation, hire my kid for $350k/yr, get her a staff of 6 or so to deal with details while I set policy and such. It'll be awesome! --R On 5/29/15 1:15 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: Being obstinate is just not good for the country I object. Foundation of these United States was based on bein obstinate. The progress that was made in every industry was made because of some obstinate person who refused to give in or to give up. Huge industries and huge fortunes have been made, which employed huge numbers of people now called the middle class only because the obstinate people who refused to give in or give up pressed on regardless of the obstacles. America loves the underdog who is obstinate, not the underdog who rolls over and gives up.. It is the very fabric of standing on your own two feet and making your own future. [Said principle is now trying to be bred out of our youth by liberal schools, Like all efforts at social engineering, it too will meet failure.] ___ 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] Another weird one (curt content)
Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: With the old gasket and the old old gasket removed the new gasket fit perfect and sealed as it should. We even bought new blades for the mower which now actually cuts the grass rather than just pounding it out of the way... Reminds me of the first time I changed the oil in my new to me 1979 1/2 Chevy Citation. Penzoil filter (from Penzoil oil change franchise) was a real bear to unscrew, like it was seriously overtorqued. (the original owner lived in Lansing and worked in a GM plant in Detroit, so it couldn't have been on the car very long, IIRC he changed oil every 3000 miles) Left a long trail of oil on the concrete backing the car out of the garage. Checked the old oil filter, no seal on it. Took off the new filter, it had a seal on it and another one loose between block and filter. That was 30 years ago. I still carefully inspect every old spin-on filter before putting the new one on the engine. IIRC I've had the seal stick to the block one other time in my life, also from a filter that was on the car when I bought it. I suspect it happens when you don't oil the seal before installing the filter. 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] Pumping diesel
No, he has the old Caddy, he was not inclined to keep fooling with an old Benz, though the Cad is starting to show some symptoms of age. He'll be at the Brown U Hospital primarily, and at various other places too on occasion. Are you near Providence (I have a sense you are) -- I am headed up there Monday from DC, will probably be a quick turnaround after I get him unloaded, leave on Tues. --R On 5/29/15 12:02 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote: So will he have a Benz in Providence? ChowdahQ only about 25 miles south of the City. Where is he doing his residency? ___ 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 fuel economy
Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: I suspect my $1500 Jetta at 50mpg beats 'em both. :) Especially since, for the first time in recent memory, diesel mbz fuel is cheaper than petrol mbz fuel. (diesel is still more than regular, about the same as midgrade). My insurance is about $600 per annum, or about five cents per mile, which I am sure is more than you pay for the charity Jetta. (Jetta was a donated vehicle, right?) 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] 124 Steering Wheel Shakes
'87 300TD, 124.193, 343k miles. Help me with some diagnosis ideas please. At highway speed, sometimes the steering wheel will shake, most of the time it will not. Today it would shake during a turn at highway speed, and turning left or right would make it shake. Occasionally, on the first acceleration to highway speed, once I get above 50 mph or so, it will shake while going straight, and then stop after 5 - 10 seconds. After a shaking episode, the car is fine for the rest of the day. A few weeks ago I had the car aligned. I've just installed a set of used tires on the front axle; these were the best two taken off my '95 sedan a couple weeks ago. Paid extra for Road Force balancing: http://www.gsp9700.com/search/findgsp9700.cfm Most of the front-end components are fairly new and either OE from MB or Rusty parts. Struts, lower control arm inner bushings, ball joints, idler arm bushings. I'm not sure about the steering damper. The wheel bearings were checked and packed with fresh grease about 7 years / 40k miles ago. - Max Charleston SC ___ 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] parking brake fiasco
The original parking brake set up on the w115 300D had failed and I had the set I was going to use on Gump available. #1 boy and I jacked up the car and got them on. The problem now is that the driver side rotor does not fit because the shoes are off center and the bottom is sticking out. I have tried smacking it with a rubber mallet to get it to seat. Anybody have a good idea of other steps to take? clay 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately well tailored chap 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery 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 ___ 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] For y'all trekkies
Being obstinate is just not good for the country I object. Foundation of these United States was based on bein obstinate. The progress that was made in every industry was made because of some obstinate person who refused to give in or to give up. Huge industries and huge fortunes have been made, which employed huge numbers of people now called the middle class only because the obstinate people who refused to give in or give up pressed on regardless of the obstacles. America loves the underdog who is obstinate, not the underdog who rolls over and gives up.. It is the very fabric of standing on your own two feet and making your own future. [Said principle is now trying to be bred out of our youth by liberal schools, Like all efforts at social engineering, it too will meet failure.] ___ 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] For y'all trekkies
Let's hear it for obstinate, cantankerous bas***ds! Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred. Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 10:15:10 -0700 To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] For y'all trekkies From: mercedes@okiebenz.com CC: g2ma...@gmail.com Being obstinate is just not good for the country I object. Foundation of these United States was based on bein obstinate. The progress that was made in every industry was made because of some obstinate person who refused to give in or to give up. Huge industries and huge fortunes have been made, which employed huge numbers of people now called the middle class only because the obstinate people who refused to give in or give up pressed on regardless of the obstacles. America loves the underdog who is obstinate, not the underdog who rolls over and gives up.. It is the very fabric of standing on your own two feet and making your own future. [Said principle is now trying to be bred out of our youth by liberal schools, Like all efforts at social engineering, it too will meet failure.] ___ 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] For y'all trekkies
I'm going to become a bundler for Hilz and start a solar company to put clean green power in Cuber. I'll make billion$! Of course I will never install a single solar panel, but I will get billion$ because of my /good intentions/. I'll have some pretty heavy overhead, will have to build an office, villas for the help (and me too), buy a G5 to fly back and forth, outfit the whole deal in an appropriate fashion, will need some boats and nice G63's and helicopters to do exploring of sites, and that will all have to come first. I'll model the effort on the Clinton Fam Foundation efforts in Haiti, set up the Thomas Family Foundation, hire my kid for $350k/yr, get her a staff of 6 or so to deal with details while I set policy and such. It'll be awesome! --R On 5/29/15 1:15 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: Being obstinate is just not good for the country I object. Foundation of these United States was based on bein obstinate. The progress that was made in every industry was made because of some obstinate person who refused to give in or to give up. Huge industries and huge fortunes have been made, which employed huge numbers of people now called the middle class only because the obstinate people who refused to give in or give up pressed on regardless of the obstacles. America loves the underdog who is obstinate, not the underdog who rolls over and gives up.. It is the very fabric of standing on your own two feet and making your own future. [Said principle is now trying to be bred out of our youth by liberal schools, Like all efforts at social engineering, it too will meet failure.] ___ 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] For y'all trekkies
The evil white overlords are now being condemned for gentrifying the formerly redlined districts that were 75% black before white guilt showed up. Now, the african american population there is below 15%. Property values are rising, tax base is increasing with more prosperous businesses moving in, and crime is dropping significantly. The area is very multi ethnic, not white dominated, but the caucasian folk are the white devils for bringing their liberal values and money to displace the poor, disadvantage colored folk who have lived there since real racism was rampant. No more black republican values predominate. Article in the morning paper about the anti-shell kayak protesters being too young and not even native, sucking the gay mayor (yes he is homosexual) into a political morass that is now pitting the native blue collar port workers against the liberal tech elite outsiders into an economically damaging political agenda circus. FYI, the african americans do not use kayaks, but do hold jobs at the port. clay On May 28, 2015, at 2:15 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: On 28/05/2015 2:43 PM, clay via Mercedes wrote: On the wet side of the mountains we are paralyzed by White Guilt. Any solution involves debasing white culture and embracing the multi-cutlural appeasement process. As long as they feel they are warriors opposed to inequity, the fools will follow the piper like rats from Hamlin. Now they are sending their children on that path. The re-education process is pretty complete. They will bow down and wait for the gooberment to come to their rescue. No longer able to act for their own self interest clay Interesting that the other groups of whatever background use the race card to advance their agendas and no one accuses them of being racist but if white folks do anything similar, they are branded racists. The ethnic groups all appear to prefer their own kind but white folks are not supposed to do that as it is racist. I guess racist = white. 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
Re: [MBZ] Pumping diesel
I am thinking the race car hauler will be the dual axle base of a free on CL thrashed camp trailer. There are a number of them available. All I need is to haul it out of some neo fascist red neck while supremacist's wooded back country fortress. clay On May 28, 2015, at 9:00 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote: To Kaleb, re, hauling diesel and lack of a tank. I use 4 ea. 55 gallon metal barrels. I have hauled them both in the bed of my F450 and my F350 pickup, and on my two axle flatbed trailer. In each case, I strap all 4 barrels together with two ea. two inch wide ratchet straps, which gives them decent stability both empty and full. The steel 55 gallon barrels have metal bungs which will seal up fuel tight, and I use a Harbor Freight 12 volt pump with 3/4 inch tubing to pump the fuel out of the barrels into my Ranch tank.. I made up some stingers from schedule 40 PVC 3/4 inch pipe to stick down the barrel and stick into the Ranch Tank. I use clear poly tubing from Ace hardware from those to the pump, [lets me see if fuel is flowing] and alligator clamps and landscaping low voltage wire to run from the truck battery to the pump, with a 12V on/off switch at the pump.. Takes about 15 to 20 minutes to pump off 55 gallons, but it's a poor mans way to haul fuel, and have control over cost of tanks.. I picked up the 55 gal barrels used once [had engine oil original use] for $5 each. HTH.. Grant... Naaa. Kaleb's a rich rancher with an image to maintain. He needs one of these. http://thundercreekequipment.com/products/standard-trailers.html Made right down the road from Pella winders and Vermeer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fqaxiG8op8 ___ 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 fuel economy
How well does your new truck do? RB On 29/05/2015 11:24 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: I suspect my $1500 Jetta at 50mpg beats 'em both. :) -Curt From: Mitch Haley via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 11:11 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT fuel economy Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: That works out to almost 25 miles per imperial gallon or almost 21 miles per US gallon. It is a 2013 F150 Supercrew with the 5.0 coyote engine. Based upon the above, I would say it is doing quite a bit better than my previous truck which was the 2002 F150 Supercrew with the 5.4 Triton 2 valve engine. Yes, over the last ten years technology has been used to give us more efficient cars than ever before. As a friend and I were discussing last week, fuel economy isn't everything. His 2013 Sentra CVT routinely hits 40mpg (5.9L/100kM). My 1997 S420 doesn't use twice as much gas, but with the higher cost of premium gas my fuel cost is about double. However, my cost of car payment plus insurance is about $15 a day less than his, mainly because I haven't had a mortgage on a car in over 20 years. This makes it substantially cheaper to own and drive a rather huge MBZ than a subcompact Nissan. How much did it cost to trade the 2002 Frod for the 2013? 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] For y'all trekkies
Correction, America loves an underdog STORY. In the real world people will drive right past the struggling mom and pop store to go shop at Wal-Mart every dammed time. American government was at its best when our leaders knew how to compromise. Everybody got the sticky end of the stick and we came out with better laws because of it. We get in the crud when one party gets the upper hand over the other and the stupids get to play. -Curt From: G Mann via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 1:15 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] For y'all trekkies Being obstinate is just not good for the country I object. Foundation of these United States was based on bein obstinate. The progress that was made in every industry was made because of some obstinate person who refused to give in or to give up. Huge industries and huge fortunes have been made, which employed huge numbers of people now called the middle class only because the obstinate people who refused to give in or give up pressed on regardless of the obstacles. America loves the underdog who is obstinate, not the underdog who rolls over and gives up.. It is the very fabric of standing on your own two feet and making your own future. [Said principle is now trying to be bred out of our youth by liberal schools, Like all efforts at social engineering, it too will meet failure.] ___ 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] Pumping diesel
Congratulations to da boy doc and the family! ATTABOY! Wilton - Original Message - From: Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 11:19 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Pumping diesel My daughter had her 300SD the last coupla weeks, Wed evening we stopped at coupla stations looking for dizzel, one looked promising with a yellow handle on the pump, turned out it was E85. We gave up, she left yesterday morning after dropping me at the aerodrome, she had about 1/3 tank so I figured that would get her far enough out into America that she could find some dizzel. BTW we were up there for the boy's gradjamacation from medical school, which was a Big *** Deal! (We drive by Joe's house a coupla times, including yesterday morning, but he did not join us for the event). I am driving up there again tomorrow in the Suburban to move him to Providence for his residency. Ugh. --R On 5/29/15 11:05 AM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote: To Kaleb, re, hauling diesel and lack of a tank. For my one trip to DC, I had cheap fuel available, so I put 2 30 gal barrels in the trunk of the 110.110 hooked them together, then fed a line with a valve into a T in the return fuel line. When the tank got low, I opened the valve in the trunk and drove until the gauge showed full. Then i'd stop and shut off the valve. Worked great. Yes, the trunk on the 110/111/112 was so big I could easily fit 2 30 gal barrels into it., along with our luggage, tools etc. Try that in your 140 or 210/211 Kaleb! After 2 of the 5 days in DC i was ready to leave. When I was finally able to leave, I was so sick of the place, I NEVER want to go back. Waste, fraud, and abuse; nobody but people in the construction or service industries actually do any constructive work, and they are treated like scum. DC is the sub-bilge sump pit of the country. I never found cheap fuel again, so when my 2 drums were used out, I took out the system and never used it again. But it was quite handy for the time in DC, because I could not find any fuel closer than almost to baltimore. Apparently, it is more common in the past 30 years, since the 300Ds and Diesel pickups got more popular. ___ 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] For y'all trekkies
Not as long as billy bob and pillary are involved. They are exempt from laws. Your retirement plans will likely include housing at some place that has Federal as it's first name.. On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 10:31 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I'm going to become a bundler for Hilz and start a solar company to put clean green power in Cuber. I'll make billion$! Of course I will never install a single solar panel, but I will get billion$ because of my /good intentions/. I'll have some pretty heavy overhead, will have to build an office, villas for the help (and me too), buy a G5 to fly back and forth, outfit the whole deal in an appropriate fashion, will need some boats and nice G63's and helicopters to do exploring of sites, and that will all have to come first. I'll model the effort on the Clinton Fam Foundation efforts in Haiti, set up the Thomas Family Foundation, hire my kid for $350k/yr, get her a staff of 6 or so to deal with details while I set policy and such. It'll be awesome! --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
Re: [MBZ] OT fuel economy
On 29/05/2015 11:47 AM, Tom Savage via Mercedes wrote: On May 27, 2015 11:45 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Last weekend, my son and I went to the lake. We are in Winnipeg and we go to Sioux Narrows on Lake of the Woods about 45 minutes south of Kenora. Completely off-topic, but speaking of Lake of the Woods... My wife and I are going to Winnipeg in a few weeks from Minnesota, and I was looking at crossing at International Falls and taking Hwy 71 north of the Lake. It looks much more scenic than crossing at Warroad/Sprague, but over an hour longer. Is the northern route worth the extra time? Thanks, Tom ___ I would say it is. The southern part of the trip might be similar but once you get close to Nestor Falls, it will be much better. You should have about 90 miles of nice scenary before Kenora and another 30 miles or so west of Kenora before you start getting into the flatter ground. The by-pass around Kenora is fairly scenic but I would recommend going into Kenora. It is a nice little town right on the lake. 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 - garage condensate
On 29/05/2015 12:20 PM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote: BTW, Randy, what's da latest with condensation in da lake garage? Wilton ___ Not a problem this year. It really relates to the weather in the spring as much as anything. This year we had less snow and warmer weather come spring. I think that things warmed up and dried up faster than the years in which we had big moisture issues. My Winnipeg garage did not experience any issues either. Tools did not have a layer of moisture on them at any time that I saw. 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] Secret message for Dan
The Eagle has landed, Thanks! -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 ___ 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] For y'all trekkies
Randy wrote: You are determined to stir up trouble, aren't you? Are you what they refer to as a troll on some other forums? Yes. Rick Sent from my BlackBerry Z10 ___ 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 - bees
Mountain Man wrote: My neighbor mentioned a documentary about bees recently. I ride my bike 2.5 miles to his house to purchase eggs. As I walked out the door, he stopped and wrote the name for me. He said he always forgets, and I had already forgotten the name of the documentary. Thedocumentary is about bees leaving hives - Vanishing of the Bees: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQwesnNVyn8 It was interesting to hear commentary about society in bees - we might learn something from them if we could spend some time thinking in introspection. I liked some of what the guy at Spikenard Farm Honeybee Sanctuary said. Trucking bees makes about 70% of their annual income as they market their pollination services to our monoculture industrial farming. Monoculture farming seems to be a bad industrial farming fundamental. Diversity seems to be sustainable in all ways. Enjoy. mao Bees are interesting critters. A man from a small town who had contracted leukemia was sent home to die after all treatments failed at the Med School Hospital. He had a few hives, accidentally knocked one over, and was taken back to the Med School Hospital with multiple life threatening bites. He survived, and to the doctors amazement, all signs of the leukemia were gone. He was sent home in total remission and resumed his normal life. I've often wondered if the leukemia ever returned, but as far as I know he was never again admitted to the hospital. Gerry --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.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] It's down to $1500
SO buy it and stick in an OM617 I am real close to pulling the trigger 1995 Mercedes Benz S600 http://littlerock.craigslist.org/cto/5036257858.html via cPro Craigslist App iOS: http://tinyurl.com/CL-iDevice Android: http://tinyurl.com/CL-Android 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] Pumping diesel
On 29/05/2015 1:45 PM, clay via Mercedes wrote: I am thinking the race car hauler will be the dual axle base of a free on CL thrashed camp trailer. There are a number of them available. All I need is to haul it out of some neo fascist red neck while supremacist's wooded back country fortress. clay We had a camper trailer that leaked and was not worth the effort to repair properly. We stripped it to the frame and I have the frame and running gear and am considering making it into a flat bed trailer. I do not think it heavy duty enough to haul a car. It might be beefed up enough if one truly wanted to do so but it would take some steel and some welding. It would be ok for hauling quads or snow mobiles or lumber etc but I would not wish to haul any sort of car on it. The frame rails are not too bad but the cross members are very light. 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
Re: [MBZ] For y'all trekkies
We no longer have a 2 party system. we now have a goobermnt pahty with two faces. Correction, America loves an underdog STORY. In the real world people will drive right past the struggling mom and pop store to go shop at Wal-Mart every dammed time. American government was at its best when our leaders knew how to compromise. Everybody got the sticky end of the stick and we came out with better laws because of it. We get in the crud when one party gets the upper hand over the other and the stupids get to play. -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] OT fuel economy
I've gotten it up to 20mpg if I keep it to 65-70mph on the highway. I don't generally pay attention that much. Last trip to Maine we'd have been down because the bed was full of kayaks. -Curt From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca To: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 2:53 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT fuel economy How well does your new truck do? RB On 29/05/2015 11:24 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: I suspect my $1500 Jetta at 50mpg beats 'em both. :) -Curt From: Mitch Haley via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 11:11 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT fuel economy Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: That works out to almost 25 miles per imperial gallon or almost 21 miles per US gallon. It is a 2013 F150 Supercrew with the 5.0 coyote engine. Based upon the above, I would say it is doing quite a bit better than my previous truck which was the 2002 F150 Supercrew with the 5.4 Triton 2 valve engine. Yes, over the last ten years technology has been used to give us more efficient cars than ever before. As a friend and I were discussing last week, fuel economy isn't everything. His 2013 Sentra CVT routinely hits 40mpg (5.9L/100kM). My 1997 S420 doesn't use twice as much gas, but with the higher cost of premium gas my fuel cost is about double. However, my cost of car payment plus insurance is about $15 a day less than his, mainly because I haven't had a mortgage on a car in over 20 years. This makes it substantially cheaper to own and drive a rather huge MBZ than a subcompact Nissan. How much did it cost to trade the 2002 Frod for the 2013? Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Subject: Re: For y'all trekkies
I'm going to become a bundler for Hilz and start a solar company to put clean green power in Cuber. I'll make billion$! And we can call you Richary ! Oh glory to you !! Bob ___ 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 fuel economy
I think I pay $300 each for the Jetta and 190D annually and close to $1000 for the pickup... -Curt From: Mitch Haley via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 2:30 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT fuel economy Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: I suspect my $1500 Jetta at 50mpg beats 'em both. :) Especially since, for the first time in recent memory, diesel mbz fuel is cheaper than petrol mbz fuel. (diesel is still more than regular, about the same as midgrade). My insurance is about $600 per annum, or about five cents per mile, which I am sure is more than you pay for the charity Jetta. (Jetta was a donated vehicle, right?) 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] OT - bees
My neighbor mentioned a documentary about bees recently. I ride my bike 2.5 miles to his house to purchase eggs. As I walked out the door, he stopped and wrote the name for me. He said he always forgets, and I had already forgotten the name of the documentary. Thedocumentary is about bees leaving hives - Vanishing of the Bees: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQwesnNVyn8 It was interesting to hear commentary about society in bees - we might learn something from them if we could spend some time thinking in introspection. I liked some of what the guy at Spikenard Farm Honeybee Sanctuary said. Trucking bees makes about 70% of their annual income as they market their pollination services to our monoculture industrial farming. Monoculture farming seems to be a bad industrial farming fundamental. Diversity seems to be sustainable in all ways. Enjoy. mao ___ 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] Seems like nutsack had one of these
Looks pretty nice to me. On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 8:02 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: 1963 Mercedes 220 SE Coupe 4 speed manual http://loz.craigslist.org/cto/5040567853.html via cPro Craigslist App iOS: http://tinyurl.com/CL-iDevice Android: http://tinyurl.com/CL-Android 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] Nice 1983 500SEL Euro in Rhode Island
Yes went into my Spam too. I will go look at it if anyone wants. . maybe Dan you should drive this back from the Q. On Mon, May 25, 2015 at 9:01 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Dan wrote: One of you clam diggers should jump on this - looks like a nice car! http://www.benzworld.org/forums/sale-wanted-trade-giveaway/2367225-fs-1983-500-sel.html#post12124353 Why did this end up in my Spam folder? mao ___ 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] Subject: Re: For y'all trekkies
That's way better than supporting a new coal mine in Poland. On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 3:08 PM, Bob via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I'm going to become a bundler for Hilz and start a solar company to put clean green power in Cuber. I'll make billion$! And we can call you Richary ! Oh glory to you !! Bob ___ 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 - garage condensate
Oh yeah, I was thinking of you last week at camp. Last year the inside of my garage was absolutely soaked, I had probably a quarter inch of water. This year we had nothing... -Curt From: WILTON via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 1:20 PM Subject: [MBZ] OT - garage condensate BTW, Randy, what's da latest with condensation in da lake garage? 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] Pumping diesel
I was more interested in the running gear being able to handle the weight. Beefing up the frame may set me back a few hundred $$, whereas purchase of a purpose made trailer would be a grand or more. If I strip down an SD, then I have the muscle to move it too. clay 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately well tailored chap 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery 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 May 29, 2015, at 12:07 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: On 29/05/2015 1:45 PM, clay via Mercedes wrote: I am thinking the race car hauler will be the dual axle base of a free on CL thrashed camp trailer. There are a number of them available. All I need is to haul it out of some neo fascist red neck while supremacist's wooded back country fortress. clay We had a camper trailer that leaked and was not worth the effort to repair properly. We stripped it to the frame and I have the frame and running gear and am considering making it into a flat bed trailer. I do not think it heavy duty enough to haul a car. It might be beefed up enough if one truly wanted to do so but it would take some steel and some welding. It would be ok for hauling quads or snow mobiles or lumber etc but I would not wish to haul any sort of car on it. The frame rails are not too bad but the cross members are very light. 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
Re: [MBZ] parking brake fiasco
If the part numbers are correct, and the parts aren't URO or some other chinese junk, then try assembling them in a different manner (swap shoes around? inside out?) Last resort: Get a bigger hammer... - Max Charleston SC On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 2:50 PM, clay via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: The original parking brake set up on the w115 300D had failed and I had the set I was going to use on Gump available. #1 boy and I jacked up the car and got them on. The problem now is that the driver side rotor does not fit because the shoes are off center and the bottom is sticking out. I have tried smacking it with a rubber mallet to get it to seat. Anybody have a good idea of other steps to take? clay 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately well tailored chap 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery 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 ___ 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] Pumping diesel
The subject seems to have wandered, imagine that :-) I did some years in the marine industry... Your standard 5 lug trailer hub/axle uses a 1 1/16 X 1 3/8 spindle and the GVW on that should be 3500# per axle. In Wa. State you will need brakes on both axles if your GVW is over 3000#, these also use a 10 brake drum and backing plate set. Bearings, axles, hubs, drums and backing plates were all standardized in the '80s so parts are not much of a problem. If you find an older trailer you might find the 6 lug hub axle combo and those are around 6000# GVW for each axle but probably not. Send me a message if you need parts once you find a trailer, I still do IT work for a certain marine shop and am long time friends with the owners. dave Lynnwood, WA '95 E300d (on the road again) '82 300CD '94 Volvo 960 '73 GMC 23' motorhome (FWD) I was more interested in the running gear being able to handle the weight. Beefing up the frame may set me back a few hundred $$, whereas purchase of a purpose made trailer would be a grand or more. If I strip down an SD, then I have the muscle to move it too. clay 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately well tailored chap 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery 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 ___ 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] Pumping diesel
That's what I pictured when ya mentioned it. ;) ATTABOY! Wilton - Original Message - From: G Mann via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2015 11:47 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Pumping diesel Tech tip, I forgot.. Cut the bottom end of the PVC pipe at about a 30 degree angle so it won't suck down to the bottom of the barrel and stall the pump. On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 8:43 PM, G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com wrote: To Kaleb, re, hauling diesel and lack of a tank. I use 4 ea. 55 gallon metal barrels. I have hauled them both in the bed of my F450 and my F350 pickup, and on my two axle flatbed trailer. In each case, I strap all 4 barrels together with two ea. two inch wide ratchet straps, which gives them decent stability both empty and full. The steel 55 gallon barrels have metal bungs which will seal up fuel tight, and I use a Harbor Freight 12 volt pump with 3/4 inch tubing to pump the fuel out of the barrels into my Ranch tank.. I made up some stingers from schedule 40 PVC 3/4 inch pipe to stick down the barrel and stick into the Ranch Tank. I use clear poly tubing from Ace hardware from those to the pump, [lets me see if fuel is flowing] and alligator clamps and landscaping low voltage wire to run from the truck battery to the pump, with a 12V on/off switch at the pump.. Takes about 15 to 20 minutes to pump off 55 gallons, but it's a poor mans way to haul fuel, and have control over cost of tanks.. I picked up the 55 gal barrels used once [had engine oil original use] for $5 each. HTH.. Grant... ___ 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] Pumping diesel
For us, it was ALWAYS next year. Wilton - Original Message - From: G Mann via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 12:10 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Pumping diesel I tip my hat to anyone who can get rich farming... I've been involved in farming in one way or another for over 60 years and I've had two good years.. 1958 and next year... ;)) On a practical note.. fuel thieves abound in todays world.. and anyone can hook to that nice fancy trailer and pull off with a load of your money in fuel.. poor boy barrels.. not so much.. On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 9:00 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: To Kaleb, re, hauling diesel and lack of a tank. I use 4 ea. 55 gallon metal barrels. I have hauled them both in the bed of my F450 and my F350 pickup, and on my two axle flatbed trailer. In each case, I strap all 4 barrels together with two ea. two inch wide ratchet straps, which gives them decent stability both empty and full. The steel 55 gallon barrels have metal bungs which will seal up fuel tight, and I use a Harbor Freight 12 volt pump with 3/4 inch tubing to pump the fuel out of the barrels into my Ranch tank.. I made up some stingers from schedule 40 PVC 3/4 inch pipe to stick down the barrel and stick into the Ranch Tank. I use clear poly tubing from Ace hardware from those to the pump, [lets me see if fuel is flowing] and alligator clamps and landscaping low voltage wire to run from the truck battery to the pump, with a 12V on/off switch at the pump.. Takes about 15 to 20 minutes to pump off 55 gallons, but it's a poor mans way to haul fuel, and have control over cost of tanks.. I picked up the 55 gal barrels used once [had engine oil original use] for $5 each. HTH.. Grant... Naaa. Kaleb's a rich rancher with an image to maintain. He needs one of these. http://thundercreekequipment.com/products/standard-trailers.html Made right down the road from Pella winders and Vermeer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fqaxiG8op8 ___ 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] For y'all trekkies
RB wrote: You are determined to stir up trouble, aren't you? If that is the same as introspection, then yes. Troll serves to rile emotions. I suggest. I say I am racist, even though I don't like it. Introspection might be helpful, even on an open forum such as okiebenz. We can challenge each other, just fine. Be careful because most of us wear our emotions on our cuff. mao ___ 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] Pumping diesel
I live south of Providence but will be in Boston Monday Tuesday. On May 29, 2015 1:19 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: No, he has the old Caddy, he was not inclined to keep fooling with an old Benz, though the Cad is starting to show some symptoms of age. He'll be at the Brown U Hospital primarily, and at various other places too on occasion. Are you near Providence (I have a sense you are) -- I am headed up there Monday from DC, will probably be a quick turnaround after I get him unloaded, leave on Tues. --R On 5/29/15 12:02 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote: So will he have a Benz in Providence? ChowdahQ only about 25 miles south of the City. Where is he doing his residency? ___ 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
