Re: [MBZ] Swiss cheese
No cheese Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Jul 12, 2018 9:51 PM, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > 84' Mercedes-benz 300d > > https://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/d/84-mercedes-benz- > 300d/6641545975.html > > > 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 but priced on the high side
If no rust that would not be high for New England. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Jul 12, 2018 9:56 PM, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > 1987 Mercedes Benz 300TDT Turbo Diesel Station Wagon > > https://santafe.craigslist.org/cto/d/1987-mercedes-benz- > 300tdt/6616617452.html > > > 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
[MBZ] Nice but priced on the high side
1987 Mercedes Benz 300TDT Turbo Diesel Station Wagon https://santafe.craigslist.org/cto/d/1987-mercedes-benz-300tdt/6616617452.html 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
[MBZ] Yet another pontoon
1959 Mercedes Benz 190D-b With Webasto Roof, Parts Car https://stlouis.craigslist.org/pts/d/1959-mercedes-benz-190d-with/6640893976.html 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
[MBZ] Swiss cheese
84' Mercedes-benz 300d https://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/d/84-mercedes-benz-300d/6641545975.html 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] So this was kind of weird ...
For half that price it might be worth the risk... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 9:36 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: I went and looked at one of the W116 300SDs Mitch mentioned in an email: https://albuquerque.craigslist.org/cto/d/classic-1978-mercedes-benz/6631377572.html Turns out it's a Japanese fellow with a very thick accent. I called him this morning and arranged to meet him at the address he gave sometime between 1630 and 1700. I arrived there at 1650 and rang the doorbell. No response. I walked out front and double-checked the address and went back and rang it again. Still no response. I called the fellow back and as I was talking with him, the door opened. The fellow behind the door asked what I wanted. I said I wanted to talk with Mike. He said he didn't live there and gave me another address. The fellow on the phone seemed to be saying he would come over. I called him back after I got back in the BRV. He said the house was his son's and that he was coming over. He finally arrived about 1720 and went to the side of the garage by the front door where an external opener key pad was mounted and opened the garage door. The car indeed was inside. The car is very beautiful. The interior was excellent. The tires were about half-inflated from having sat so long. I opened the hood and figured out how to release the two catches on the sides of the grille. The engine was clean, though it was overfilled with engine oil -- it was about as much above the full mark as the full mark is above the low mark. It has the vacuum-style cruise actuator. It also has a red wire coming out of the firewall with the rest of the wire bundles and going frontward about a foot with the end stripped. The glow plug relay green wire has some insulation removed and some solder on the uninsulated part. I know about purple wire mods for after-glow, but nothing with the green wire. Inside, I noticed the headlights had been left on -- the battery is probably junk for having sat so long with such a load. The fellow went on and on about how you couldn't get cars like that any more, that the sheet metal was solid and there was no plastic. He kicked both bumpers and pointed out how solid they were. There were more things like that. He said he used to have a restaurant in Taos. He said he had the engine rebuilt by a German fellow in Taos. He remembered Les; I remembered Blumner. Looking in the glove box, I noticed several receipts. One, signed by a Native American by the name of Two Feathers, had a date of 2000. There was a receipt from Les Blumner dated 2004 which mentioned payment towards a replacement engine. Both receipt showed the same mileage, which was what the odometer was displaying. I asked the fellow if the odometer worked. He said it did. I asked him if he were telling me the truth. He seemed somewhat offended and said he told me the truth as he knew it, but he didn't know anything about the stuff under the hood. He was talking about driving it around the neighborhood, which I wanted to do. He was finally understandable to be saying he didn't know if it could be driven around the neighborhood. He said he didn't have to sell it because he had four cars, but wanted to have it not sitting in the garage. He seemed to want me to buy a new battery and then take it home to "spend a thousand dollars and then you will have a car you can keep forever." Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] So this was kind of weird ...
For that price it should be in top condition with functional ac, power accessories, good battery etc. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 12, 2018, at 8:35 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > > I went and looked at one of the W116 300SDs Mitch mentioned in an email: > > https://albuquerque.craigslist.org/cto/d/classic-1978-mercedes-benz/6631377572.html > > Turns out it's a Japanese fellow with a very thick accent. I called him > this morning and arranged to meet him at the address he gave sometime > between 1630 and 1700. > > I arrived there at 1650 and rang the doorbell. No response. I walked out > front and double-checked the address and went back and rang it again. > Still no response. > > I called the fellow back and as I was talking with him, the door opened. > The fellow behind the door asked what I wanted. I said I wanted to talk > with Mike. He said he didn't live there and gave me another address. The > fellow on the phone seemed to be saying he would come over. > > I called him back after I got back in the BRV. He said the house was his > son's and that he was coming over. He finally arrived about 1720 and went > to the side of the garage by the front door where an external opener key > pad was mounted and opened the garage door. The car indeed was inside. > > The car is very beautiful. The interior was excellent. > > The tires were about half-inflated from having sat so long. I opened the > hood and figured out how to release the two catches on the sides of the > grille. The engine was clean, though it was overfilled with engine oil -- > it was about as much above the full mark as the full mark is above the > low mark. > > It has the vacuum-style cruise actuator. > > It also has a red wire coming out of the firewall with the rest of the > wire bundles and going frontward about a foot with the end stripped. > > The glow plug relay green wire has some insulation removed and some > solder on the uninsulated part. I know about purple wire mods for > after-glow, but nothing with the green wire. > > Inside, I noticed the headlights had been left on -- the battery is > probably junk for having sat so long with such a load. > > The fellow went on and on about how you couldn't get cars like that any > more, that the sheet metal was solid and there was no plastic. He kicked > both bumpers and pointed out how solid they were. There were more things > like that. He said he used to have a restaurant in Taos. He said he had > the engine rebuilt by a German fellow in Taos. He remembered Les; I > remembered Blumner. > > Looking in the glove box, I noticed several receipts. One, signed by a > Native American by the name of Two Feathers, had a date of > 2000. There was a receipt from Les Blumner dated 2004 which mentioned > payment towards a replacement engine. Both receipt showed the same > mileage, which was what the odometer was displaying. > > I asked the fellow if the odometer worked. He said it did. I asked him if > he were telling me the truth. He seemed somewhat offended and said he > told me the truth as he knew it, but he didn't know anything about the > stuff under the hood. > > He was talking about driving it around the neighborhood, which I wanted > to do. He was finally understandable to be saying he didn't know if it > could be driven around the neighborhood. > > He said he didn't have to sell it because he had four cars, but wanted to > have it not sitting in the garage. > > He seemed to want me to buy a new battery and then take it home to "spend > a thousand dollars and then you will have a car you can keep forever." > > > Craig > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] So this was kind of weird ...
I went and looked at one of the W116 300SDs Mitch mentioned in an email: https://albuquerque.craigslist.org/cto/d/classic-1978-mercedes-benz/6631377572.html Turns out it's a Japanese fellow with a very thick accent. I called him this morning and arranged to meet him at the address he gave sometime between 1630 and 1700. I arrived there at 1650 and rang the doorbell. No response. I walked out front and double-checked the address and went back and rang it again. Still no response. I called the fellow back and as I was talking with him, the door opened. The fellow behind the door asked what I wanted. I said I wanted to talk with Mike. He said he didn't live there and gave me another address. The fellow on the phone seemed to be saying he would come over. I called him back after I got back in the BRV. He said the house was his son's and that he was coming over. He finally arrived about 1720 and went to the side of the garage by the front door where an external opener key pad was mounted and opened the garage door. The car indeed was inside. The car is very beautiful. The interior was excellent. The tires were about half-inflated from having sat so long. I opened the hood and figured out how to release the two catches on the sides of the grille. The engine was clean, though it was overfilled with engine oil -- it was about as much above the full mark as the full mark is above the low mark. It has the vacuum-style cruise actuator. It also has a red wire coming out of the firewall with the rest of the wire bundles and going frontward about a foot with the end stripped. The glow plug relay green wire has some insulation removed and some solder on the uninsulated part. I know about purple wire mods for after-glow, but nothing with the green wire. Inside, I noticed the headlights had been left on -- the battery is probably junk for having sat so long with such a load. The fellow went on and on about how you couldn't get cars like that any more, that the sheet metal was solid and there was no plastic. He kicked both bumpers and pointed out how solid they were. There were more things like that. He said he used to have a restaurant in Taos. He said he had the engine rebuilt by a German fellow in Taos. He remembered Les; I remembered Blumner. Looking in the glove box, I noticed several receipts. One, signed by a Native American by the name of Two Feathers, had a date of 2000. There was a receipt from Les Blumner dated 2004 which mentioned payment towards a replacement engine. Both receipt showed the same mileage, which was what the odometer was displaying. I asked the fellow if the odometer worked. He said it did. I asked him if he were telling me the truth. He seemed somewhat offended and said he told me the truth as he knew it, but he didn't know anything about the stuff under the hood. He was talking about driving it around the neighborhood, which I wanted to do. He was finally understandable to be saying he didn't know if it could be driven around the neighborhood. He said he didn't have to sell it because he had four cars, but wanted to have it not sitting in the garage. He seemed to want me to buy a new battery and then take it home to "spend a thousand dollars and then you will have a car you can keep forever." Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: Blackfly
Does that vehicle come with it's own life insurance policy, and is the new owner given a burial plot as part of the purchase price? Flying, which seems so simple, is not. Know that feeling you get in rush hour, surrounded by drivers who should not be driving? Multiply that by an exponential factor when you add 3 dimensional vectors of flight. Just buried a friend last week, an experienced pilot, who died from an accelerated stall in a glider, at 400 ft altitude. Took the first res ponders 3 hrs to "un-bury" him along with the wreckage. I don't see a zero flight time buyer surviving what such a proposed aircraft could present in flight challenges.. My 0.01 cents worth... On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 9:54 AM, archer75--- via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > It's intriguing all right, but I'm reserving judgement since it could be a > hoax. I base that on the near vertical flight. It would be interesting to > know the weight of the plane and the power of the eight engines. Of course > he could have "made a run for it" so that inertia was added to the vertical > flight which might not have been that far vertically. We'll see. > Gerry > > Max Dillon wrote: > > > That does indeed look intriguing! Now put some real fossil-fuel burning > engines on it so it has a usable range, and you've got something. > > -- > > Max Dillon > > Charleston SC > > '87 300TD > > '95 E300 > > > > On July 12, 2018 11:10:26 AM EDT, archer75--- via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > >Blackfly can't be driven, but it would be a blast to fly one. It seems > > >to be entirely new set of aircraft design principles. > > >Gerry > > > > > >http://www.softwaretestingnews.co.uk/blackfly-the-newest-flying-car/ > > > > > > > > >--- > > >This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > > >https://www.avg.com > > > > > > > > >___ > > >http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > >To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > >http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > -- > arche...@embarqmail.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 - noise cancellation
I believe you Rich. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On July 12, 2018 5:20:02 PM EDT, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: >So this is a true story. Back in 1968 when I was 14 I was visiting my >aunt and uncle. My uncle had quite a collection of Playboys stashed in >a closet. While they were at work I amused (!!) myself “reading” the >magazines. I was actually reading something about hi-go stereo >headphones, which I guess were kinda new at that time, and the article >had something in it about how well they would block out the noise so >you could hear the music. > >Somehow or other this stimulated some thinking about noise and >headphones and such, and I reasoned that since sound is waves, there >must be some way to make anti-waves, thereby canceling the sound wave >to make quiet. I had no idea how to go this, maybe some kind of circuit >and a microphone that could listen the make the anti-wave in a >headphone. I pondered this for some time. > >My uncle was somewhat smart about stuff so when he got home I proposed >this idea. He thought it was pretty good but had no idea either. My dad >was an electronics engineer, my uncle (dad’s brother) told me I should >talk to him about it. So a few days later I got home and said something >about it, he thought it was interesting but didn’t have a lot more to >say about it. > >Interjection: my dad had proposed at some point along about then an >idea to build a handheld electronic calculator, and had sketched out >the idea with some colleagues but it never went anywhere, technical >issues or something. Some few years later a coupla those guys ended up >at Bowmar, a small electronics outfit in town, and from there came the >Bowmar Brain which was essentially this device. > >I have thought about this noise canceling idea over the years, even >mentioned it to a few people along the way, nothing ever came of it >from me, now these things are ubiquitous. Oh well... > >--R >Sent from iPhone > >> On Jul 12, 2018, at 3:19 PM, Larry Turner via Mercedes > wrote: >> >> I wonder if that's somehow related to the noise canceling system >developed by Bose a few years back? It started as hearing protection >(IIRC) in airplanes so and is now being sold in hearing protection for >shooting sports and others. >> >> LarryT >> >>> On 07/12/2018 11:47 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: >>> A client was telling me about something relatively new on aircraft. >Cannot recall what plane but he says there is a newer system on an >aircraft that he recently flew on that cancels noise. There are a >series of brass grommets for lack of a better description along the >upper wall in the cabin. Behind them are microphones that sample the >sound waves on the plane and send them to a computer that analyses and >then somehow reverses them and sends them to some noise generation >system that permits them to cancel each other out. His description was >more elaborate but that is most of what I recall about his description. >He said it was the quietest propeller driven plane that he has ever >ridden on. He is some form of aircraft tech and flies all over the >place. He has a considerable history in the industry and now has gone >on his own as a consultant. >>> >>> 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 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Anybody want a REAL stick welder-generator?
I would buy that in a heartbeat, just to have it, at that price.. In fact, if I could figure a way to get it to AZ for what the guy wants for it, it would be a done deal... even though I already have every size and kind of welder known to man [almost]... Old school.. solid copper winding's. Good as it gets. On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 2:27 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I agree! > Holy Cow, go and get it. > > RB > > > On 12/07/2018 2:01 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > >> Thats a GREAT deal. >> -Curt >> >> On Thursday, July 12, 2018, 2:53:11 PM EDT, Mitch Haley via Mercedes >> wrote: >> It's right here in Charlotte, but it looks like a heavy sucker. >> https://lansing.craigslist.org/hvo/d/lincoln-225-portable- >> gas/6641343637.html >> 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] Exhaust hangers
I've had 3 sets of FLAP donuts fail in the last 3 yrs... Junk rubber. The figure 8 style has more meat and seem to last better. YMMV. On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 3:25 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I took some off the 420SEL I knackered and they were these sorta figure 8 > things but I had donuts on the SDs so I don’t know. Whatever works I guess. > > The newer donuts seem to be crap though versus some I got from Rusty 10-15 > years ago for the TD > > --R > Sent from iPhone > > > On Jul 12, 2018, at 6:09 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Does anybody know if it’s the donut hangers that are used for 126 > exhaust or the square ones? I was thinking square but from looking the up > online it looks like maybe donuts are used for the rear and square used in > the center? > > > > 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] 1986 300E Ignition Resistor?
Cuts out and backfires could easily be an over-rich condition, too. Or bad plug wires. Or a leaking airflow sensor to throttle body leak. Your symptoms tell me that the system cannot manage the fuel mixture when it comes out of cold running open loop mode. When it goes into feedback loop mode, the mixture goes way over rich or way over lean and the engine dies. I've fished around on these systems for a long time (since 1980), they have to be vacuum leak free, the charcoal cartridge for the vapor recovery system has to be in good shape, the fuel pumps have to be right with a good fuel filter, and the airflow meter must be clean and moving properly. You must also have a good fuel distributor plunger seal (or fuel drips into the intake) and good injectors. Great system when it works, but it can take a while to get it right when it acts up. I would do the following: Check for intact fuel injector seals, both on the injector and on the plastic insert they sit in. Check for leaking or split idle control valve hoses. Check for leaks on the boot between the fuel distributor/air meter and the throttle body, they shrink and crack with age. Verify a clear exhaust. Check the oxygen sensor (a prime suspect, actually, since it acts like it's going out of control in closed loop mode). Check the connector for the oxygen sensor under the right front carpet -- a spilled soda or a window left open can cause liquid to collect on the plug and corrode it. It's under the secondary padding. Check fuel pressures -- if the mechanic doesn't know what you are talking about, you need a different mechanic, he's just fishing in the dark. Base pressure, upper and lower chamber pressures, differential drop across the fuel distributor. Check the electrohydraulic regulator on the rear of the fuel distributor, they leak when they are bad. Will also not control differential pressure properly. Make sure it's plugged in Mine stalled and backfired while trying to start it when I had a bad fuel pump -- on the TE they are in series so one bad makes it refuse to run.. Sedans are in parallel. Check for a clogged or smashed fuel line -- will show up as low fuel pressure. Make sure the charcoal canister vent is not clogged -- it's the right size for a mud dauber to build a nest in. Will result in serious suction on the tank as there will be no air vent. Also verify that the canister is not fuel soaked, as it is cleared when the engine warms up. Sucking liquid gasoline down the intake from a flooded canister will stall it. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 1986 300E Ignition Resistor?
Is your mechanic familiar with KE-Jet injection? It's mechanical, not electronic except for mixture control feedback. A failing electro-hydraulic regulator could do the same thing by leaking when warm. A sticking idle control valve will cause stalling when coasting to a stop. Lots of possibilities. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Exhaust hangers
I took some off the 420SEL I knackered and they were these sorta figure 8 things but I had donuts on the SDs so I don’t know. Whatever works I guess. The newer donuts seem to be crap though versus some I got from Rusty 10-15 years ago for the TD --R Sent from iPhone > On Jul 12, 2018, at 6:09 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Does anybody know if it’s the donut hangers that are used for 126 exhaust or > the square ones? I was thinking square but from looking the up online it > looks like maybe donuts are used for the rear and square used in the center? > > 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
[MBZ] Exhaust hangers
Does anybody know if it’s the donut hangers that are used for 126 exhaust or the square ones? I was thinking square but from looking the up online it looks like maybe donuts are used for the rear and square used in the center? 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] AAA V MCA
On 12/07/2018 4:00 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: MCA builds motor coaches. (probably different MCA) MCI - Motor Coach Industries 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] 1986 300E Ignition Resistor?
On 11/07/2018 10:02 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes wrote: Fuel pump is running when the engine cuts out, so it's some sort of ignition issue. :D -MMM- Or fuel delivery issue even if the pump is running or at least making noise. 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] Mercedes in the movies
On 12/07/2018 3:39 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: In yurp, having the star on the trunk upside down signified you are a commie. Are you sure it does not mean LBGT? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Anybody want a REAL stick welder-generator?
I agree! Holy Cow, go and get it. RB On 12/07/2018 2:01 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: Thats a GREAT deal. -Curt On Thursday, July 12, 2018, 2:53:11 PM EDT, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: It's right here in Charlotte, but it looks like a heavy sucker. https://lansing.craigslist.org/hvo/d/lincoln-225-portable-gas/6641343637.html 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] Mercedes in the movies
Commies driving Benzes... Karl Benz... Karl Marx... --FT Sent from iPhone > On Jul 12, 2018, at 4:39 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > In yurp, having the star on the trunk upside down signified you are a commie. > > Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: >> Interesting pic in a chase scene from Enemy of the State. >> > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT - noise cancellation
So this is a true story. Back in 1968 when I was 14 I was visiting my aunt and uncle. My uncle had quite a collection of Playboys stashed in a closet. While they were at work I amused (!!) myself “reading” the magazines. I was actually reading something about hi-go stereo headphones, which I guess were kinda new at that time, and the article had something in it about how well they would block out the noise so you could hear the music. Somehow or other this stimulated some thinking about noise and headphones and such, and I reasoned that since sound is waves, there must be some way to make anti-waves, thereby canceling the sound wave to make quiet. I had no idea how to go this, maybe some kind of circuit and a microphone that could listen the make the anti-wave in a headphone. I pondered this for some time. My uncle was somewhat smart about stuff so when he got home I proposed this idea. He thought it was pretty good but had no idea either. My dad was an electronics engineer, my uncle (dad’s brother) told me I should talk to him about it. So a few days later I got home and said something about it, he thought it was interesting but didn’t have a lot more to say about it. Interjection: my dad had proposed at some point along about then an idea to build a handheld electronic calculator, and had sketched out the idea with some colleagues but it never went anywhere, technical issues or something. Some few years later a coupla those guys ended up at Bowmar, a small electronics outfit in town, and from there came the Bowmar Brain which was essentially this device. I have thought about this noise canceling idea over the years, even mentioned it to a few people along the way, nothing ever came of it from me, now these things are ubiquitous. Oh well... --R Sent from iPhone > On Jul 12, 2018, at 3:19 PM, Larry Turner via Mercedes > wrote: > > I wonder if that's somehow related to the noise canceling system developed by > Bose a few years back? It started as hearing protection (IIRC) in airplanes > so and is now being sold in hearing protection for shooting sports and others. > > LarryT > >> On 07/12/2018 11:47 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: >> A client was telling me about something relatively new on aircraft. Cannot >> recall what plane but he says there is a newer system on an aircraft that he >> recently flew on that cancels noise. There are a series of brass grommets >> for lack of a better description along the upper wall in the cabin. Behind >> them are microphones that sample the sound waves on the plane and send them >> to a computer that analyses and then somehow reverses them and sends them to >> some noise generation system that permits them to cancel each other out. His >> description was more elaborate but that is most of what I recall about his >> description. He said it was the quietest propeller driven plane that he has >> ever ridden on. He is some form of aircraft tech and flies all over the >> place. He has a considerable history in the industry and now has gone on his >> own as a consultant. >> >> 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] OT - noise cancellation
I bought a set of Winchester electronic earmuffs and they are much nicer than the HF dumb-muffs. $10 at cdnn.com Low db sound is transmitted, high db sound is limited. Probably different 'lektroniks, but the noise cancelling in the Blue Parrot headsets is probably similar to the aircraft. Larry Turner via Mercedes wrote: I wonder if that's somehow related to the noise canceling system developed by Bose a few years back? It started as hearing protection (IIRC) in airplanes so and is now being sold in hearing protection for shooting sports and others. LarryT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Anybody want a REAL stick welder-generator?
THAT is a good welder! Motor generator dc stick welding is as good as stick welding gets. AND, we have a resident onan expert... Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: It's right here in Charlotte, but it looks like a heavy sucker. https://lansing.craigslist.org/hvo/d/lincoln-225-portable-gas/6641343637.html 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] AAA V MCA
MCA builds motor coaches. (probably different MCA) Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: I have AAA and saw an ad somewhere for MCA, which is a different roadside service. I do not think I have ever heard of them. Main difference I see is they are a little more expense but have unlimited towing or service calls up to 100 miles as opposed to AAA which has up to 5 calls per year with up to 100 miles 1 of which can be up to 200 miles (premium plan which I have). Anybody know anything about MCA? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] maybe a bit off topic
+1 G Mann via Mercedes wrote: IMHO, there is none. EPA mandates have driven all the manufacturers to computer controls in order to "meet the latest emission standards" which are dictated without regard to common sense or practical application. Some EPA official simply picks a number out of his ass for every human to "comply with no matter how much it costs in time or treasure", and then sets a fine structure if that number is not met.. ie VW diesel fiasco... Thus, any car from 1980 forward has an ever increasing number of devices which can never be serviced and can only be replaced. After 5 years [or less] those "replacement parts" are NLA, all new old stocks are depleted, or destroyed to make room for later model components, and the car you are driving is rendered "SCRAP". So. your options are... drive an old Mercedes for as long as you can support it with parts and are able to fix it... or buy a bus pass. or drive a throw away electronic marvel that costs thousands, can not be repaired past 5 yrs, and must be replaced with a new one that costs more... "Yes Ollie... what a fine mess we're in." ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] 2005 E320 CDI
with an OM603 (602, 601) engine, I have considered 200k miles "just broken in" for about 20 years. In support of this was my 300k mile compression test that was at the high end of factory new spec. Larry Turner via Mercedes wrote: When I was searching for a new (used) MB diesel I tended to drop those with more than 200K on them. It's just a number but is there a engine miles you won't consider? And why? Now I'm thinking >200K mi might have been worth looking at especially since we both are retired now and driving much less. After all, our 91 300D has 275K and except for that rust issue is still in great shape. As far as this specific car it looks like it's in pretty good condition, lots of photos to look at - just based on that I'd put it in my definitely look at box. BTW, I found diesel MB's usually came at an approx $3000 to $5000 premium. At least that's the way the pricing was in our area. LarryT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Mercedes in the movies
In yurp, having the star on the trunk upside down signified you are a commie. Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: Interesting pic in a chase scene from Enemy of the State. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT - noise cancellation
I wonder if that's somehow related to the noise canceling system developed by Bose a few years back? It started as hearing protection (IIRC) in airplanes so and is now being sold in hearing protection for shooting sports and others. LarryT On 07/12/2018 11:47 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: A client was telling me about something relatively new on aircraft. Cannot recall what plane but he says there is a newer system on an aircraft that he recently flew on that cancels noise. There are a series of brass grommets for lack of a better description along the upper wall in the cabin. Behind them are microphones that sample the sound waves on the plane and send them to a computer that analyses and then somehow reverses them and sends them to some noise generation system that permits them to cancel each other out. His description was more elaborate but that is most of what I recall about his description. He said it was the quietest propeller driven plane that he has ever ridden on. He is some form of aircraft tech and flies all over the place. He has a considerable history in the industry and now has gone on his own as a consultant. 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] Anybody want a REAL stick welder-generator?
Thats a GREAT deal. -Curt On Thursday, July 12, 2018, 2:53:11 PM EDT, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: It's right here in Charlotte, but it looks like a heavy sucker. https://lansing.craigslist.org/hvo/d/lincoln-225-portable-gas/6641343637.html 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] Anybody want a REAL stick welder-generator?
It's right here in Charlotte, but it looks like a heavy sucker. https://lansing.craigslist.org/hvo/d/lincoln-225-portable-gas/6641343637.html Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: Blackfly
It's intriguing all right, but I'm reserving judgement since it could be a hoax. I base that on the near vertical flight. It would be interesting to know the weight of the plane and the power of the eight engines. Of course he could have "made a run for it" so that inertia was added to the vertical flight which might not have been that far vertically. We'll see. Gerry Max Dillon wrote: > That does indeed look intriguing! Now put some real fossil-fuel burning > engines on it so it has a usable range, and you've got something. > -- > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > '87 300TD > '95 E300 > > On July 12, 2018 11:10:26 AM EDT, archer75--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > > >Blackfly can't be driven, but it would be a blast to fly one. It seems > >to be entirely new set of aircraft design principles. > >Gerry > > > >http://www.softwaretestingnews.co.uk/blackfly-the-newest-flying-car/ > > > > > >--- > >This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > >https://www.avg.com > > > > > >___ > >http://www.okiebenz.com > > > >To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- arche...@embarqmail.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] 1986 300E Ignition Resistor?
Also a possibility... On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 10:41 AM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > On 12/07/2018 9:26 AM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes wrote: > > Just got off the phone with the mechanic. He says it cuts out and > > backfires, so it may be the thirty-year-old catalytic converter being > > clogged up. > > > > Oxygen Sensors? > > 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] OT: Blackfly
That does indeed look intriguing! Now put some real fossil-fuel burning engines on it so it has a usable range, and you've got something. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On July 12, 2018 11:10:26 AM EDT, archer75--- via Mercedes wrote: > >Blackfly can't be driven, but it would be a blast to fly one. It seems >to be entirely new set of aircraft design principles. >Gerry > >http://www.softwaretestingnews.co.uk/blackfly-the-newest-flying-car/ > > >--- >This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. >https://www.avg.com > > >___ >http://www.okiebenz.com > >To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT - noise cancellation
I don't know about noise cancellation like that but I'd read about how the 787 has a bunch of noise buffering and quieting techniques. Having flown in one it is by far the quietest plane I've ever been in. -Curt On Thursday, July 12, 2018, 11:47:49 AM EDT, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: A client was telling me about something relatively new on aircraft. Cannot recall what plane but he says there is a newer system on an aircraft that he recently flew on that cancels noise. There are a series of brass grommets for lack of a better description along the upper wall in the cabin. Behind them are microphones that sample the sound waves on the plane and send them to a computer that analyses and then somehow reverses them and sends them to some noise generation system that permits them to cancel each other out. His description was more elaborate but that is most of what I recall about his description. He said it was the quietest propeller driven plane that he has ever ridden on. He is some form of aircraft tech and flies all over the place. He has a considerable history in the industry and now has gone on his own as a consultant. 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
[MBZ] OT - noise cancellation
A client was telling me about something relatively new on aircraft. Cannot recall what plane but he says there is a newer system on an aircraft that he recently flew on that cancels noise. There are a series of brass grommets for lack of a better description along the upper wall in the cabin. Behind them are microphones that sample the sound waves on the plane and send them to a computer that analyses and then somehow reverses them and sends them to some noise generation system that permits them to cancel each other out. His description was more elaborate but that is most of what I recall about his description. He said it was the quietest propeller driven plane that he has ever ridden on. He is some form of aircraft tech and flies all over the place. He has a considerable history in the industry and now has gone on his own as a consultant. 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] 1986 300E Ignition Resistor?
On 12/07/2018 9:26 AM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes wrote: Just got off the phone with the mechanic. He says it cuts out and backfires, so it may be the thirty-year-old catalytic converter being clogged up. Oxygen Sensors? 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] Interesting 1995 E300D
My commute is ~120 miles round trip. Fortunately I get to work from home a lot. I've been in the office one day in the last month and don't have to be in again until the week after next. Back in 2005-2007 when I was commuting all the time I piled the miles onto my '85 190D. I think I drove that car 90,000 miles in that time frame. -Curt On Wednesday, July 11, 2018, 10:44:43 PM EDT, Craig via Mercedes wrote: On Wed, 11 Jul 2018 19:31:08 -0500 "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" wrote: > Carfax shows it had 387k in 2012. I find it hard to believe it added > nearly 200k miles in 6 years, but I guess it’s possible. 175 kmi in 6 years is 29.17 kmi / year, which is 2,431 miles per month. If you consider 21 driving days per month, being the working days, without the previous rounding that's 115.74 miles per day. I routinely drove 125 miles per day during the summer of 2015 when we lived south-southeast of Santa Fe and I drove to Albuquerque to attend truck driving school. So it's not impossible, only difficult. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] OT: Blackfly
Blackfly can't be driven, but it would be a blast to fly one. It seems to be entirely new set of aircraft design principles. Gerry http://www.softwaretestingnews.co.uk/blackfly-the-newest-flying-car/ --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Interesting 1995 E300D
Somebody from Mali bid $300 on the rusted out, paint peeling, 562,000 mile 124.131. Seller's reserve not met. Didn't see that coming. Can you imagine the shipping costs? Or maybe they were buying it for somebody in New England? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] 1986 300E Ignition Resistor?
Just got off the phone with the mechanic. He says it cuts out and backfires, so it may be the thirty-year-old catalytic converter being clogged up. On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 8:33 AM M. Mitchell Marmel wrote: > Cuts out instantly, from what my mechanic was saying. > > On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 8:32 AM Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> Does it cut out instantly or start running like crap then stumbles and >> dies? >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> > On Jul 12, 2018, at 8:21 AM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> > >> > Starts, runs and drives smooth for a few minutes until the temp under >> the >> > hood rises, at which point it cuts out. I'm thinking electrical. >> > >> > On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 7:01 AM Peter Frederick via Mercedes < >> > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> > >> >> Not it if's barely running or rattling -- my TE would do the same thing >> >> until I replaced the relay and the bad pump. >> >> >> >> Check the fuel pressures, if not steady it's a pump or relay. >> >> ___ >> >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> >> >> To search 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
[MBZ] Flying Cars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE93u40ONwk Which of the above flying cars will be successful? I would bet on the terrafugia. Gerry Terrafugia...Latest version. https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=terrafugia+flying+car+video&&view=detail&mid=639D795D4A06882FE6E3639D795D4A06882FE6E3&&FORM=VRDGAR --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 1986 300E Ignition Resistor?
Cuts out instantly, from what my mechanic was saying. On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 8:32 AM Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Does it cut out instantly or start running like crap then stumbles and > dies? > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jul 12, 2018, at 8:21 AM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Starts, runs and drives smooth for a few minutes until the temp under the > > hood rises, at which point it cuts out. I'm thinking electrical. > > > > On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 7:01 AM Peter Frederick via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> Not it if's barely running or rattling -- my TE would do the same thing > >> until I replaced the relay and the bad pump. > >> > >> Check the fuel pressures, if not steady it's a pump or relay. > >> ___ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search 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] AAA V MCA
Really? Not GEICO. On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 7:59 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Except many or most insurance companies consider it a claim when you use > it. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jul 11, 2018, at 10:10 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Just add towing to your auto insurance. Cheaper. > > > > On Wed, Jul 11, 2018 at 9:33 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> No. > >> > >> - > >> Max > >> Charleston SC > >> > >> On Wed, Jul 11, 2018 at 7:47 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >>> I have AAA and saw an ad somewhere for MCA, which is a different > roadside > >>> service. I do not think I have ever heard of them. Main difference I > >> see > >>> is they are a little more expense but have unlimited towing or service > >>> calls up to 100 miles as opposed to AAA which has up to 5 calls per > year > >>> with up to 100 miles 1 of which can be up to 200 miles (premium plan > >> which > >>> I have). > >>> > >>> Anybody know anything about MCA? > >>> > >>> > >>> --- > >>> This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > >>> https://www.avg.com > >>> > >>> > >>> ___ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> > >> ___ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search 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] 1986 300E Ignition Resistor?
Does it cut out instantly or start running like crap then stumbles and dies? Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 12, 2018, at 8:21 AM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes > wrote: > > Starts, runs and drives smooth for a few minutes until the temp under the > hood rises, at which point it cuts out. I'm thinking electrical. > > On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 7:01 AM Peter Frederick via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> Not it if's barely running or rattling -- my TE would do the same thing >> until I replaced the relay and the bad pump. >> >> Check the fuel pressures, if not steady it's a pump or relay. >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search 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] 1986 300E Ignition Resistor?
The coil is brand new. On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 6:58 AM Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Are you saying it got worse? I am assuming these were used parts so maybe > they are worse than what was in the car? > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jul 11, 2018, at 8:17 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Latest update: Replaced both the coil and the ignition module, and it's > > now stalling out after 5-10 minutes of operation. I'm thinking ECU, > > myself. Anybody got any W124 ECUs knocking about? :D > > > > -MMM- > > > > On Fri, Jul 6, 2018 at 4:03 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> the coil has died in every MB vergasser i've had, except the 230TE. It > >> is a common failure. In fact, the last 2 (non MB) blew up. That is > messy! > >> > >> > >> > >> G Mann via Mercedes wrote: > >>> It's been about 45 years since I had a coil break down but I still > >> remember > >>> the symptoms. > >>> > >>> 1. Cold engine. Starts and runs normal. > >>> 2. As engine warms up, the internal temp of the coil rises and it > starts > >> to > >>> lose energy due to internal insulation being broken down. > >>> 3. This causes loss of ignition, intermittently, at first, a little > >>> "tumble" or "stagger". > >>> as the coil progresses into the full failure mode while engine heat > rises > >>> and internal coil temp rises, until the loss of internal insulation > >> allows > >>> an electrical path to short out the coil... which shuts off spark and > >>> engine dies.. > >>> 4. You coast to side of road, open hood, [which allows cool air to > engine > >>> compartment] and while you are scratching your head [or other body > part] > >> in > >>> dismay, the coil cools off just enough to make a restart and you drive > >> some > >>> more.. > >>> 5. Repeat, repeat, repeat finally, coil dies completely. > >>> > >>> Good news: A 12 volt coil is a 12 volt coil... FLAPS will have one, > maybe > >>> not the "exact one" but all it needs to work is "12 volts and a coil > wire > >>> to the distributor," and a bolt to mount the bracket. That will "get > you > >>> home" when the original dies. > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> ___ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search 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] 1986 300E Ignition Resistor?
Starts, runs and drives smooth for a few minutes until the temp under the hood rises, at which point it cuts out. I'm thinking electrical. On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 7:01 AM Peter Frederick via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Not it if's barely running or rattling -- my TE would do the same thing > until I replaced the relay and the bad pump. > > Check the fuel pressures, if not steady it's a pump or relay. > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search 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] 1986 300E Ignition Resistor?
Not it if's barely running or rattling -- my TE would do the same thing until I replaced the relay and the bad pump. Check the fuel pressures, if not steady it's a pump or relay. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] AAA V MCA
Except many or most insurance companies consider it a claim when you use it. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 11, 2018, at 10:10 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > Just add towing to your auto insurance. Cheaper. > > On Wed, Jul 11, 2018 at 9:33 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> No. >> >> - >> Max >> Charleston SC >> >> On Wed, Jul 11, 2018 at 7:47 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >>> I have AAA and saw an ad somewhere for MCA, which is a different roadside >>> service. I do not think I have ever heard of them. Main difference I >> see >>> is they are a little more expense but have unlimited towing or service >>> calls up to 100 miles as opposed to AAA which has up to 5 calls per year >>> with up to 100 miles 1 of which can be up to 200 miles (premium plan >> which >>> I have). >>> >>> Anybody know anything about MCA? >>> >>> >>> --- >>> This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. >>> https://www.avg.com >>> >>> >>> ___ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] 1986 300E Ignition Resistor?
Are you saying it got worse? I am assuming these were used parts so maybe they are worse than what was in the car? Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 11, 2018, at 8:17 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes > wrote: > > Latest update: Replaced both the coil and the ignition module, and it's > now stalling out after 5-10 minutes of operation. I'm thinking ECU, > myself. Anybody got any W124 ECUs knocking about? :D > > -MMM- > > On Fri, Jul 6, 2018 at 4:03 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> the coil has died in every MB vergasser i've had, except the 230TE. It >> is a common failure. In fact, the last 2 (non MB) blew up. That is messy! >> >> >> >> G Mann via Mercedes wrote: >>> It's been about 45 years since I had a coil break down but I still >> remember >>> the symptoms. >>> >>> 1. Cold engine. Starts and runs normal. >>> 2. As engine warms up, the internal temp of the coil rises and it starts >> to >>> lose energy due to internal insulation being broken down. >>> 3. This causes loss of ignition, intermittently, at first, a little >>> "tumble" or "stagger". >>> as the coil progresses into the full failure mode while engine heat rises >>> and internal coil temp rises, until the loss of internal insulation >> allows >>> an electrical path to short out the coil... which shuts off spark and >>> engine dies.. >>> 4. You coast to side of road, open hood, [which allows cool air to engine >>> compartment] and while you are scratching your head [or other body part] >> in >>> dismay, the coil cools off just enough to make a restart and you drive >> some >>> more.. >>> 5. Repeat, repeat, repeat finally, coil dies completely. >>> >>> Good news: A 12 volt coil is a 12 volt coil... FLAPS will have one, maybe >>> not the "exact one" but all it needs to work is "12 volts and a coil wire >>> to the distributor," and a bolt to mount the bracket. That will "get you >>> home" when the original dies. >>> >>> >> >> >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search 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] 2005 E320 CDI (Larry Turner)
Awesome!! I have converted my wife into a dizzel fan and she wants to fix our 91 300 or find another. After driving the 300D for years her driving style has morphed into a "all the time, foot on the floor, driving" and now when she's driving our 06 Ferd Explorer it's the same way - foot on the floor till the speed limit is reached. She has come around. ;-) LarryT On 07/10/2018 10:13 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: I took my buddy (old school car guy, transplanting Porch engines into bee dubs to pay for kawledge) out yesterday in the 99 $500E300 dizzel and he was much impressed with the torques and overall performance. It is entertaining. I was telling him about the wife unit’s ML dizzel and how much fun that 450lbft of torks was... --R Sent from iPhone On Jul 10, 2018, at 8:34 PM, ned kleinhenz via Mercedes wrote: Craig, I have a 2006 copy of the E320 CDI. It is almost identical to the 2005 version. I bought mine about 4 or 5 years ago at 100k miles, It now has 215K miles and I have noticed very little, if any, decay in the time I've owned this car. It has more torque ( and acceleration) than V-8 cars I've previously driven. And that is while getting 35 mpg in town and up to 40 mpg on highway. The pictures of the car you are considering show that car was particularly well cared for because it has all the covers and shields around the engine compartment. I had a hard time finding one that still had all that stuff. I don't know how functionally important those things are, but they indicate to me a level of care and attention to detail someone was giving to its maintenance. I've had no problems with the SBC (brake by wire). And I think I saw somewhere that prices for after market and/or dealer parts for SBC has come down a lot since warranties expired. So I'm not too worried about any eventual repairs SBC may need. I would definitely look that car over. I would want more money than that to sell mine. Ned Kleinhenz ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] 2005 E320 CDI
Thanks Clay, I agree completely about the build quality going downhill. And your other comments are spot on as well. I bought a 06 E350 that was great when we bought it with 153K mi and within a month the CEL was on and it refused to start. My indy wanted 1300 to R&R the fuel pump and I refuse to pay that with the CEL still an issue. So I have a large paper weight in my driveway. But the MBUSA 15 yr warranty might get it back on the road - we'll see if they cover the pump.\ re the pre W140 cars - that's the reason I am not giving up on my 91 300D. If I can find a used bearing hub I can fix the R whl bearing problem pretty easily. But we'll see... LarryT On 07/12/2018 12:46 AM, clay monroe via Mercedes wrote: It took me a bit to figure out you were asking after newer cars I would not consider any new benz with more than 50k. The build quality is just not available any more. The replacement parts are too complex and expensive to bother keeping them on the road when they break down. The systems are more than the value of the vehicle when it begins a cascade failure. I would say much the same about the 220D, but I got that for under $125, so anything I did was going to increase that cars value. Fixing the W220 was money down the crapper. Ask me about a car older than a W140, and I would say that there are more miles in that car and probably worth every dollar you put toward it. Not a one of my current cars has under 200k. And came to me with those miles. clay 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1986 SDL - Polei 1982 300 SD - Allen retired models- 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored crap 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 Jul 10, 2018, at 11:10 AM, Larry Turner via Mercedes wrote: When I was searching for a new (used) MB diesel I tended to drop those with more than 200K on them. It's just a number but is there a engine miles you won't consider? And why? Now I'm thinking >200K mi might have been worth looking at especially since we both are retired now and driving much less. After all, our 91 300D has 275K and except for that rust issue is still in great shape. As far as this specific car it looks like it's in pretty good condition, lots of photos to look at - just based on that I'd put it in my definitely look at box. BTW, I found diesel MB's usually came at an approx $3000 to $5000 premium. At least that's the way the pricing was in our area. LarryT On 07/09/2018 2:35 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: https://nh.craigslist.org/cto/d/2005-mercedes-e320-cdi-diesel/6627934032.html Anything worth noting about these? Car has been for sale for awhile (note the snow) so I figure he'd be ready to deal.I don't especially like an auto transmission but my Jetta needs replacing... -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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
