Re: [MBZ] Anybody got an engine for this?
Actually, if that's a 280 4.5, I do in fact have an engine and transmission. Out of a 74 450 SL, so it has the smog cams, but intact. I don't need it, had to junk the 280 due to incurable rust, so if someone can use it, it's free. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] BMW 1971 R75 - what's it worth?
Most goodly your pile. The flying brick was a really smooth ride back in the day. clay monroe redgh...@comcast.net > On Sep 28, 2018, at 7:11 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes > wrote: > > Basically I'm inheriting my dad's 1984 (?) K100. Always was a nice bike to > ride, but do I want to get onto another donorcycle? > My brother and I are planning to take a 90 mile trip to the coast for > lunch, on this and his 'wing. Then we'll see whether I put it into the > sell pile, or my pile. > > -- Jim > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Finny
190c 4 wheel drum brakes in 1962. Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: 1962 Mercedes runs and drives https://littlerock.craigslist.org/cto/d/1962-mercedes-runs-and-drives/6710012345.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] Finny
1962 Mercedes runs and drives https://littlerock.craigslist.org/cto/d/1962-mercedes-runs-and-drives/6710012345.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] Dead short (Note Subject name change)
> > BTW, can a relay cause a short? Yes, but it's fairly unlikely. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] BMW 1971 R75 - what's it worth?
Basically I'm inheriting my dad's 1984 (?) K100. Always was a nice bike to ride, but do I want to get onto another donorcycle? My brother and I are planning to take a 90 mile trip to the coast for lunch, on this and his 'wing. Then we'll see whether I put it into the sell pile, or my pile. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: flickering house lights
> Craig wrote: > On Fri, 28 Sep 2018 13:17:04 -0500 fmiser via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Because it's only some of them, I would guess it cannot be > > further "upstream" than your service panel where the 220 > > "splits" into two phases. It could be one side of the main > > breaker, or be one circuit. If you can prove it is happening > > in sync on more than one lighting circuit, it almost _has_ to > > be the main breaker. > > If you follow the wiring from the power transformer on the pole, > there are connections from the transformer to the drop line, > connections from the drop line to the line going to the meter, > connections from the meter to the main breaker, and connections > from the main breaker to the circuit breaker distribution bars. Ah. The detail I slipped was the pole transformer is center-tapped and the tap is both neutral and safety ground. At the service panel the neutral is again grounded and the two polarities of power should be balanced. So, yes - any 120 V load will effect that half of the service - but should not effect the other. Mitch - do some of the lights get bright when the others get dim? That would indicate a bad neutral connection - if the two sets of lights are on opposite polarities. > On each phase, all of these connections are in series. Just by > looking at the output (a flickering light somewhere), one cannot > tell which of the series connections is at fault. True. I was mistakenly thinking of a non center-tapped transformer. If a 120 VAC load causes flicker only on that pole, it probably will be on that side's hot connections. If it causes other lights to get bright it is probably be the neutral connections. > It would be interesting to see if the flickering shows up on > other branch circuits connected to the same pole of the main > circuit breaker. That would show if it is all of the serial > connections mentioned above or an individual breaker. Yup. And if a 240 VAC load makes it act different than a 120 VAC load.. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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 got an engine for this?
Electric fuel pump and mounting bracket. A very expensive electric fuel pump, I might add… -D > On Sep 28, 2018, at 9:25 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > > On Fri, 28 Sep 2018 19:14:07 -0500 "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" > wrote: > >> https://www.ebay.com/itm/1970-Mercedes-Benz-200-Series/132799552620?hash=item1eeb785c6c:g:9icAAOSwuVtbrqnr=mtr > > It looks nice. I like the looks of the W108, too. > > What is the thing hanging down by the left-rear wheel in the 16th picture > (attached)? > > > Craig > <00s-l500.jpg>___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search 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: flickering house lights
And if all the affected circuits are on one leg of the 240, it can indeed be from the transformer to the breaker box. fmiser via Mercedes wrote: Probably not the utility feed or it would be all the lights. Because it's only some of them, I would guess it cannot be further "upstream" than your service panel where the 220 "splits" into two phases. It could be one side of the main breaker, or be one circuit. If you can prove it is happening in sync on more than one lighting circuit, it almost _has_ to be the main breaker. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] ***SPAM*** Dead short
> > > Grant wrote: > > > > > > Dead short: Install solid copper link instead of a fuse, and > > > watch for the smoke. What's so hard about that? > > > Rick wrote: > > > > There. > > > > I fixed it. [ image of iron pipe in place of cartridge fuses ] > fmiser wrote: > > That is not a fix!! Why, what a stupid way to solve the problem! > Those jumpers are iron and not copper - or even aluminum! > Rick wrote: > It's a joke. Well, so was my reply. Maybe I was too subtle. Using a metal pipe where a fuse belongs is a bad idea, so I choose to complain about the use of (relatively) poor conductive iron rather than good conducting copper. In a application like that, either one is going to allow the wires after it to get hot enough to burn the building down. So my tirade against not using copper was intended to be an extension of your joke. Again, maybe to subtle. Or my delivery was too dry. *smiles* ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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: flickering house lights
Rick, I hate to recommend the obvious, but have the power company come and confirm their wiring before you tear up your electrical panel. Years ago, I lived in a subdivision with underground utilities. In grading the lot next door, the developer pierced the line into my house. I lost one of the phases which took out half of my circuits and damaged my furnace. The developer paid for the furnace repair and the power company came and replaced the underground line. Since you've said you have old wiring on the pole into your house, I'd suggest you get the power company to look. After all, they don't want a problem that could damage your house either. Or, do the "manly" thing and call an electrician. I know that wouldn't sit well with all the testosterone on this list, but it's the prudent and safer thing to do. Good luck and best wishes, Roger Roger Hale Dinnerware Classics, Inc. Monroe, Ga. 770-267-0850 www.dinnerwareclassics.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 got an engine for this?
On Fri, 28 Sep 2018 19:14:07 -0500 "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" wrote: > https://www.ebay.com/itm/1970-Mercedes-Benz-200-Series/132799552620?hash=item1eeb785c6c:g:9icAAOSwuVtbrqnr=mtr It looks nice. I like the looks of the W108, too. What is the thing hanging down by the left-rear wheel in the 16th picture (attached)? 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: flickering house lights
On Fri, 28 Sep 2018 16:53:39 -0400 (EDT) Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: > I'm thinking of taking a nice hot bath with the water heater disconnect > pulled, then turning the water heater back on and seeing what a 20A > continuous load does to it. Maybe dry a load of laundry while the water > heater is recovering. That's one way to do it. When we lived in Los Alamos, I demonstrated the voltage drop our house experienced by turning on the electric oven and turning on the faucet to the demand hot water heater. > Shedding all sensitive electronic loads first, of course. Very good idea! 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] Anybody got an engine for this?
I guess fir $200 you only get 3 photos. On Fri, Sep 28, 2018 at 8:14 PM Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > https://www.ebay.com/itm/1970-Mercedes-Benz-200-Series/132799552620?hash=item1eeb785c6c:g:9icAAOSwuVtbrqnr=mtr > > > --- > 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
[MBZ] Anybody got an engine for this?
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Re: [MBZ] OT: flickering house lights
It's a solid half of my house. I haven't bothered to trace the individual circuits, but it seems highly likely it's one of my two hot leads. Suspect connections include the ones a couple feet away from the transformer, the ones at the pole between the transformer and the house, the ones at the roof of my house, the ones on both sides of the meter, the ones at my main breaker, and the ones inside my main breaker(don't think it's the breaker, there's no warmth there and flipping the breaker doesn't fix it). I yanked at the ones where the triplex meets the drop at the edge of my roof while my neighbor watched a flickering light, ruled those out. Yanked on the wires going into the breaker, ruled those out. Oh, thought of another one, the meter socket itself where the meter plugs in. It looks like it's going to be found in the meter box or upstream of it, might as well call the utility as soon as it's happening in a consistent fashion so I don't get "can't reproduce problem". I'm thinking of taking a nice hot bath with the water heater disconnect pulled, then turning the water heater back on and seeing what a 20A continuous load does to it. Maybe dry a load of laundry while the water heater is recovering. Shedding all sensitive electronic loads first, of course. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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: flickering house lights
Two phases and a neutral. Forgot the pictures. Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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: flickering house lights
Philip sex: >Because it's only some of them, I would guess it >cannot be further >"upstream" than your service panel where the >220 "splits" into two phases. Huh? I have two distinct 120v phases from the transformer at the pole coming in to feed the main panel in my basement. See the attached pictures. Rick Who needs to complain again about the wiring cover my kid broke with the mower. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Elton Stink
This may develop into a really drawn-out scandal called ElonGate. Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Curley McLain via Mercedes Sent: Friday, September 28, 2018 10:32 AM To: Mercedes_Discussion_List Cc: Curley McLain Subject: [MBZ] Elton Stink Uh oh! Tesla owners beware! The board is trying to remove Elton Stink from the company. The days of his scams on the taxpayers may be over. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] ***SPAM*** Dead short
It's a joke. Lighten up, please. There is way too much seriousness in the world. A little levity is welcome occasionally. Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: September 28, 2018 1:21 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: fmi...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** Dead short > > Grant wrote: > > > > Dead short: Install solid copper link instead of a fuse, and > > watch for the smoke. What's so hard about that? > Rick wrote: > > There. > > I fixed it. That is not a fix!! Why, what a stupid way to solve the problem! Those jumpers are iron and not copper - or even aluminum! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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 - .22 Rifles
I'm reasonably sure I can't have ammo delivered to the people's republic of MA. I tried to order bullets one time, not cartridges just lead bullets and Bass Pro wouldn't ship to me. Track of the Wolf will but I think they know more about muzzleloaders than Bass Pro... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Fri, Sep 28, 2018 at 5:30 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: They also like to charge for “discreet boxing” as well, I think. I usually forgo the insurance. SG Ammo is a close second but I always find that once I add shipping to their prices Target ends up cheaper. -D > On Sep 27, 2018, at 9:26 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > Target Sports has CCI Blazers for $190/case and Mini-Mag Hollow Points for > $300/case > Seems to be the lowest price today with free shipping on case lots. > When I ordered a case of 9mm with free shipping last year they charged me $6 > for either insurance or adult signature required. I don't recall seeing the > $6 before I finalized the order but it wasn't a big enough surprise to > complain about. > https://ammoseek.com/ammo/22lr/CCI?ikw=mini-mag > >> On September 27, 2018 at 3:40 PM Craig via Mercedes >> wrote: >> Where did you purchase them? >> >> >> 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 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] ISO used Hirschmann antenna for my 123 wagon
sounds like you need a new shaft. Just clean the thing up. Probably have grease on the pig tail clay monroe redgh...@comcast.net > On Sep 28, 2018, at 10:09 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > Clutch slips. Makes a noise but won't retract. > > On Sep 27, 2018 11:52 PM, "clay monroe via Mercedes" > wrote: > >> What is wrong with yours? I may have parts you can use >> >> clay monroe >> redgh...@comcast.net >> >> >> >>> On Sep 27, 2018, at 10:35 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> If anyone can has a working 300TD antenna (unique to a W123 wagon) >> they're >>> willing to part with please contact me offlist. Must be an OEM antenna, >>> not aftermarket. >>> >>> Andrew >>> 1983 300TD >>> 367 k miles, white/blue >>> ___ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search 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] OT: flickering house lights
On Fri, 28 Sep 2018 13:17:04 -0500 fmiser via Mercedes wrote: > Because it's only some of them, I would guess it cannot be further > "upstream" than your service panel where the 220 "splits" into two > phases. It could be one side of the main breaker, or be one > circuit. If you can prove it is happening in sync on more than > one lighting circuit, it almost _has_ to be the main breaker. If you follow the wiring from the power transformer on the pole, there are connections from the transformer to the drop line, connections from the drop line to the line going to the meter, connections from the meter to the main breaker, and connections from the main breaker to the circuit breaker distribution bars. On each phase, all of these connections are in series. Just by looking at the output (a flickering light somewhere), one cannot tell which of the series connections is at fault. It would be interesting to see if the flickering shows up on other branch circuits connected to the same pole of the main circuit breaker. That would show if it is all of the serial connections mentioned above or an individual breaker. That is, of course, if the flickering can be reproduced (the last word from Mitch is that the flickering went away). Using a can of freeze spray might be a good way to isolate the fault. 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] ***SPAM*** Dead short
> > Grant wrote: > > > > Dead short: Install solid copper link instead of a fuse, and > > watch for the smoke. What's so hard about that? > Rick wrote: > > There. > > I fixed it. That is not a fix!! Why, what a stupid way to solve the problem! Those jumpers are iron and not copper - or even aluminum! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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: flickering house lights
> Mitch wrote: > Get up this am and half the lights were flickering, > ...then you go to a room that isn't affected and you can see the > difference. > Time to replace the main breaker? Something wrong with the utility feed? Probably not the utility feed or it would be all the lights. Because it's only some of them, I would guess it cannot be further "upstream" than your service panel where the 220 "splits" into two phases. It could be one side of the main breaker, or be one circuit. If you can prove it is happening in sync on more than one lighting circuit, it almost _has_ to be the main breaker. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] ***SPAM*** Dead short
> > > fmiser wrote: > > > Got an email from that amazing guru of Mercedes repair, Kent. > > Curley wrote: > > > > All you need is to get a blue shop coat to be as smart or > > smarter than Kent. > Kaleb wrote: > The kids of fakebook love him. Figures. The belong together. Both seem to value style more than accuracy. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] ***SPAM*** Dead short
> Dan--- wrote: > ... set up a power cord at each bench with a mogul base light > bulb in series whose amperage draw was less than the controller > under load. > > I’ve used the same approach with troubleshooting DC circuits in > cars for years using a brake light bulb in place of the fuse for > the affected circuit. If there’s a short, the bulb will light. > If not, it will pass enough current for the circuit to operate > normally. That is a most excellent way to save fuses. But there are circuits that won't work "normal" with the lamp in series, and situation that the lamp will light when it's not shorted. For example, brakes light circuit. With a lamp in series with the two brake lights the current control lamp will glow - and the brake lights will be dim. But it's still useful, because if it was shorted the brake lights won't work at all - or be super dim. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] 30 amp flat fuse for blower Wuz: Dead short
uh oh! good to know! Thanks! I don't remember the source I used to get my info. There was never any problem with the blower circuit, other than the original design using a 20A torpedo fuse in the fusebox, which led to melting the plastic fusebox around it, and sometimes the insulation on the wire. The "fix" was the 30 amp strip fuse in a special holder on the fender. In my case, the old fuse crumbled and I was left out in the 20 below cold. Craig via Mercedes wrote: On Fri, 28 Sep 2018 10:35:40 -0500 Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: BTW: regarding the 30 amp blower fuse for 126 and 124: I did the math. one 16 ga solid copper wire will melt around 30 amps. I have used this to keep from freezing when the flat fuse broke/burned. Actually, http://www.interfacebus.com/Copper_Wire_AWG_SIze.html says 16 gauge will fuse at 117 A. 24 gauge fuses at 29.7 A. 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: flickering house lights
Mitch sez: >So I turn on the heat pump an hour ago, put a 6A >240v load on the system, see >if I can get it to do >more than barely flicker. >And...the flicker went away. >Weak contact gets stronger with a little heat? Possibly. The load tester the utility guy brought out probably pulled over 50A. Probably closer to 100A. Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Elton Stink
Uh oh! Tesla owners beware! The board is trying to remove Elton Stink from the company. The days of his scams on the taxpayers may be over. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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: flickering house lights
So I turn on the heat pump an hour ago, put a 6A 240v load on the system, see if I can get it to do more than barely flicker. And...the flicker went away. Weak contact gets stronger with a little heat? If so, it should fail hard the first time we get a killing frost. 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] ISO used Hirschmann antenna for my 123 wagon
Clutch slips. Makes a noise but won't retract. On Sep 27, 2018 11:52 PM, "clay monroe via Mercedes" wrote: > What is wrong with yours? I may have parts you can use > > clay monroe > redgh...@comcast.net > > > > > On Sep 27, 2018, at 10:35 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > If anyone can has a working 300TD antenna (unique to a W123 wagon) > they're > > willing to part with please contact me offlist. Must be an OEM antenna, > > not aftermarket. > > > > Andrew > > 1983 300TD > > 367 k miles, white/blue > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search 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] ***SPAM*** Re: ***SPAM*** Dead short
He may not be perfect and there is no doubt that his prices are a bit high but you cannot fault him for trying to make a living. I think he and others like him should be encouraged. He is promoting old MB's which most of us think is a good thing to do. If you disagree with his approach, then I suggest you send him an email telling him what you think. He may well benefit from some advice. RB On 27/09/2018 11:40 PM, fmiser via Mercedes wrote: Got an email from that amazing guru of Mercedes repair, Kent. (can you feel the sarcasm) He says, "A dead short (one that instantly blows fuses) in your Mercedes can be one of the hardest electrical problems to troubleshoot and fix. I guess my idea of "hard to troubleshoot" and his are different. Dead shorts are easy to identify the circuit with a problem, and it's clear when the problem is fixed. I'm reluctant to promote his, ah - err "stuff" - but I'm curious if any of the rest of you find it hard to fix dead shorts? I guess mostly I'm trying to get a glimpse of "normal" from wherever it is that I am. ___ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] 30 amp flat fuse for blower Wuz: Dead short
On Fri, 28 Sep 2018 10:35:40 -0500 Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: > BTW: regarding the 30 amp blower fuse for 126 and 124: I did the > math. one 16 ga solid copper wire will melt around 30 amps. I have > used this to keep from freezing when the flat fuse broke/burned. Actually, http://www.interfacebus.com/Copper_Wire_AWG_SIze.html says 16 gauge will fuse at 117 A. 24 gauge fuses at 29.7 A. Craig > Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: > > > >> > >> Dead short: Install solid copper link instead of a fuse, and watch > >> for the smoke. What's so hard about that? > > > > There. > > > > I fixed it. > > Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] 30 amp flat fuse for blower Wuz: Dead short
BTW: regarding the 30 amp blower fuse for 126 and 124: I did the math. one 16 ga solid copper wire will melt around 30 amps. I have used this to keep from freezing when the flat fuse broke/burned. Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: Dead short: Install solid copper link instead of a fuse, and watch for the smoke. What's so hard about that? There. I fixed it. Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] ***SPAM*** potato cam pics
On Fri, 28 Sep 2018 10:25:52 -0400 Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: > But could be a reasonable deal for a 124 > > https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/d/merc-benz/6707430496.html I wonder what the driver's seat looks like ... 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] ***SPAM*** Dead short
Hahaha!Great story! You are quite welcome!I have 2 of em I saved. archer75--- via Mercedes wrote: G Mann wrote: Intermittent short: ... Now, that is much harder... Hell, for one of those, I have to wear a WHITE shop coat and put on my blue gloves... .. The important thing is to wear an "experienced" white coat. Years ago I bought a very experienced white coat from Curley; well, between the splotches and stains it was white; and that coat is the reason I don't very often have to ask for help on the list. There isn't much I can't fix while wearing that coat; and there isn't much I can fix without it. Thanks, Curley! Gerry ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] ***SPAM*** potato cam pics
But could be a reasonable deal for a 124 https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/d/merc-benz/6707430496.html -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] ***SPAM*** Might be reasonable for Craig at a bit lower price
I think this one has been listed before, doesn't look too bad at maybe $2500 and some Poosing https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/d/1997-diesel-mercedes-benz-e300/6708130757.html -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] ***SPAM*** So this is a steel.
Car is located in myrtle beach. Recently washed well. https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/d/1999-mercedes-benz-cl500-amg/6709046081.html -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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: flickering house lights
Yeah, have you had rain lately? --FT On 9/28/18 10:05 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: I had the same problem several years ago. It was intermittent (gotta love those), so it was hard to find. I checked voltage at the breakers, and found odd voltage (116 vs. 119) on all the breakers on one particular leg. I checked the incoming feed, same thing. Called the power company, and by the time they got there, the problem had abated. They looked at me like I was an idiot, and went on their way. Several months later it finally died, and was still dead when the utility guys came out. They had a VERY large resistor to load test the lines, and sure enough, one of the incoming legs was bad. It ended up being a poorly sealed splice at the transformer, which allowed water in the aluminum conductor. The water pooled in the wire at the base of the pole where it turned towards the house (underground service) and corroded the wire in two. I suspect you have a similar issue. Check the voltage with a good meter and look for a variance in voltage (perhaps one volt or less). If you can't isolate it to one breaker, have the utility do a load test. Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] ***SPAM*** Dead short
> > Dead short: Install solid copper link instead of a fuse, and watch for the > smoke. What's so hard about that? There. I fixed it. Rick___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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: flickering house lights
I had the same problem several years ago. It was intermittent (gotta love those), so it was hard to find. I checked voltage at the breakers, and found odd voltage (116 vs. 119) on all the breakers on one particular leg. I checked the incoming feed, same thing. Called the power company, and by the time they got there, the problem had abated. They looked at me like I was an idiot, and went on their way. Several months later it finally died, and was still dead when the utility guys came out. They had a VERY large resistor to load test the lines, and sure enough, one of the incoming legs was bad. It ended up being a poorly sealed splice at the transformer, which allowed water in the aluminum conductor. The water pooled in the wire at the base of the pole where it turned towards the house (underground service) and corroded the wire in two. I suspect you have a similar issue. Check the voltage with a good meter and look for a variance in voltage (perhaps one volt or less). If you can't isolate it to one breaker, have the utility do a load test. Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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: flickering house lights
I just realized, if the feed from the meter to my load center is aluminum, the drop from the roof to the meter probably is too. So I have potentially corroded connections from the triplex to the drop, from the the drop to the meter, from the meter to the feed, from the feed to the main breaker (I don't think it's the last one, tugging on the feed wires at the breaker doesn't change anything). 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: flickering house lights
> On September 28, 2018 at 9:37 AM Craig via Mercedes > wrote: > Cycling all the breakers showed one of them to be the problem. If it's a breaker it has to be the main. But I don't think it is. It's coming and going now, not steady. I think it just subsided for a bit when I was in the garage playing with breakers. It happens in the garage with only the garage and main breakers on and the only power drain is a 14W LED light in the garage. I'm leaning towards the drop from the transformer about 200' from my house, or the pine tree that's growing through it that a utility worker said he'd have trimmed two years ago. It's breezy this AM, but I don't recall it being windy at 7am when I first noticed it. I've got a neighbor coming over in a while, I'll have him watch the garage light while I poke the tri-plex with a fiberglass pole. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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: flickering house lights
On Fri, 28 Sep 2018 08:37:10 -0400 (EDT) Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: > I cycled all the breakers and it seemed to go away, walked the dog and > when we got home it was happening again. Time to replace the main > breaker? Something wrong with the utility feed? Cycling all the breakers showed one of them to be the problem. Now, cycle one at a time, observing the offending light after each resetting to see if that particular breaker was the problem. End with the main breaker. 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: flickering house lights
When we lived in Gloucester, the power company was using aluminium lugs which failed in the salt laden air, causing flickering of the lights. The repair tech said that the old bronze lugs never failed, company cheap-out? Who knew? Fred. On Fri, Sep 28, 2018 at 9:20 AM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I had that happen when I installed a new temporary panel and Main > disconnect when I was building my addition. Used new equipment that worked > fine for some period of weeks then the same thing started happening one > night. Went out to check the main shutoff that fed the temp panel for the > construction and the main panel in the house and could see blue light > flashing from inside the disconnect box. Next morning the power company > guys came over and shut off power at the pole so we could look at the > disconnect. Turns out the lugs to the breaker were not tight from the > factory so after awhile they loosened up enough to where they were not > making good contact and the electrons were arcing across the intermittent > bad connections thus causing the flickering. > > Shut off your main disconnect and go into your panel and make sure all > those connections are good and clean and tight in there (do you have > aluminum wiring? That can oxidize and Al oxide is a poor conductor). > > If that doesn’t fix it then you might need the feed shut off to do the > same in the main disconnect. Then if that doesn’t work it is probably a bad > main breaker or something on that one leg feeding the circuits showing the > problems. > > --R > Sent from iPhone > > > On Sep 28, 2018, at 8:37 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Get up this am and half the lights were flickering, as if there was a > very brief and regularly repeating voltage drop every 1/2 second or so. > It's something you notice, then you aren't sure it's really happening, then > you go to a room that isn't affected and you can see the difference. > > > > I cycled all the breakers and it seemed to go away, walked the dog and > when we got home it was happening again. > > Time to replace the main breaker? > > Something wrong with the utility feed? > > > > 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 > > -- Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: flickering house lights
My house was built in the late 1970s and while the wiring is copper, the main feed from the meter to the box is aluminum. Not much money saved there, as the meter is directly behind the box so the wires are only about a foot long. 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: flickering house lights
I had that happen when I installed a new temporary panel and Main disconnect when I was building my addition. Used new equipment that worked fine for some period of weeks then the same thing started happening one night. Went out to check the main shutoff that fed the temp panel for the construction and the main panel in the house and could see blue light flashing from inside the disconnect box. Next morning the power company guys came over and shut off power at the pole so we could look at the disconnect. Turns out the lugs to the breaker were not tight from the factory so after awhile they loosened up enough to where they were not making good contact and the electrons were arcing across the intermittent bad connections thus causing the flickering. Shut off your main disconnect and go into your panel and make sure all those connections are good and clean and tight in there (do you have aluminum wiring? That can oxidize and Al oxide is a poor conductor). If that doesn’t fix it then you might need the feed shut off to do the same in the main disconnect. Then if that doesn’t work it is probably a bad main breaker or something on that one leg feeding the circuits showing the problems. --R Sent from iPhone > On Sep 28, 2018, at 8:37 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > Get up this am and half the lights were flickering, as if there was a very > brief and regularly repeating voltage drop every 1/2 second or so. It's > something you notice, then you aren't sure it's really happening, then you go > to a room that isn't affected and you can see the difference. > > I cycled all the breakers and it seemed to go away, walked the dog and when > we got home it was happening again. > Time to replace the main breaker? > Something wrong with the utility feed? > > 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] ***SPAM*** Dead short
Last dead short we had in a Benz was a grounded wire for the trunk light on the 300SDL. It was a pain to fix, but not hard, as the back seat upper rest had to come out to get the wiring harness split up to where the wires weren't melted. Had to splice in a bunch of wire for taillights, new wire for trunk light, etc as the short had melted and fused some stuff in the wire bundle, but it was a very straightforward fix. Easy to troubleshoot too if you have a VOM. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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: flickering house lights
Poltergeists. Time to call a priest. -D > On Sep 28, 2018, at 8:37 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > Get up this am and half the lights were flickering, as if there was a very > brief and regularly repeating voltage drop every 1/2 second or so. It's > something you notice, then you aren't sure it's really happening, then you go > to a room that isn't affected and you can see the difference. > > I cycled all the breakers and it seemed to go away, walked the dog and when > we got home it was happening again. > Time to replace the main breaker? > Something wrong with the utility feed? > > 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: flickering house lights
Get up this am and half the lights were flickering, as if there was a very brief and regularly repeating voltage drop every 1/2 second or so. It's something you notice, then you aren't sure it's really happening, then you go to a room that isn't affected and you can see the difference. I cycled all the breakers and it seemed to go away, walked the dog and when we got home it was happening again. Time to replace the main breaker? Something wrong with the utility feed? 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: Now Jaime really has to bid on these speakers
Eh... not quite close enough to me. On Thu, Sep 27, 2018 at 11:07 PM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > DCM's top bookshelf speakers, starting bid $30 this time, the seller must > really want them gone. > https://www.ebay.com/itm/153197240746 > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.com/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT - .22 Rifles
Even the people who don't believe in 'diagnostic targets' agree that consistently shooting a pistol low and left (if you're right handed) is due to flinching or trigger jerking. I know it was the case when my 1911 hit low and left, especially when it got worse the longer I kept shooting. https://www.luckygunner.com/lounge/diagnostic-pistol-target-waste-time/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT - .22 Rifles
I agree with everything you said! In fact I like the 22LR so much I bought a conversion kit for my Colt 45. I was surprised to see it shoots exactly the same when using 22s and 45ACP. A little low and left. That may have something to do with my grip perhaps? Sounds like a you found a great little rifle! LarryT On 09/28/2018 7:52 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes wrote: Larry, I bought mine from a local for under $200. It’s the stainless steel version (I can’t help myself, I’m a sucker for SS) with the tubular 16 round magazine and allegedly on,y had a few hundred rounds through it. He also had a nice scope mounted on it as well. The condition backed up the seller’s claims, as it is really clean and unmarked or worn. I bought a speed loader for it, too, which really makes it nice at the range. I was seriously looking at the Ruger 10/22, but there are so many variants and aftermarket mods for them it was tough to focus on any one particular version of it. I liked the Marlin because it’s a high quality firearm and very basic. I have no interest in pimping my rifle out, so the appeal of the 10/22 was not great (despite being a big Ruger fan.) I just love the .22 stuff, as it’s fun and economical to shoot. You can go to the range and spend a couple of hours between my Marlin 60 and Ruger Super Single Six and only drop maybe $10-$15 on ammo. -D On Sep 27, 2018, at 6:01 PM, Larry Turner via Mercedes wrote: Hey Dan, Actually I think that was the one I was trying to describe. I believe the 60 is the Tubular magazine version and mine is a model 70 which is the shorter Carbine with a 6 rd clip. For the money I think they're hard to beat! Plus there are tons on the used rifle racks. Good luck with yours! Mine's going on 51 years of ownership and use. If you ever need to remove the bolt (they eventually get dirty and cause misfires) be careful when removing the spring and metal guide pin. I was putting mine back together and the pin slipped and flew over my shoulder with the pin. Found the spring, the pin is still missing. ;-\ There's not much behind my chair where I was sitting when it slipped (but evidently enough); but I looked, my wife looked and I finally bought a new one from Brownell's for $3 and change. LarryT 91 300D 06 E350 (For Sale) ;-) On 09/27/2018 12:28 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Since this was from May.. I ended up with a Marlin 60. Nice rifle, amazingly accurate and fun to shoot. Just got 5,000 rounds of .22LR on Tuesday, so I’ll probably head to the range this weekend. -D On Sep 27, 2018, at 10:47 AM, Larry Turner via Mercedes wrote: Sorry I failed to write sooner, hope this is in time. If not, you can never have too many 22s! ;-) I don't think you can not go wrong with the Marlin range of 22's. They're semi auto and not expensive - around $250 IIRC - and available with aa tubular magazine or a clip. They also make a bolt action version. My Dad gave me mine in 1967 when I was 17 and it still shoots perfectly. Finally got my wife to go to the range with me and she loves that 22! Good luck, LarryT On 05/25/2018 3:04 PM, Dan--- via Mercedes wrote: I know some here have .22 caliber rifles they plink with. I’m thinking about buying one myself, and would be interested in what others have and are actively using, and for what. Thanks! -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] ***SPAM*** Dead short
The kids of fakebook love him. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 27, 2018, at 11:45 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > you are right. (again) The intermittent stuff is tough, unless you get > lucky. > > All you need is to get a blue shop coat to be as smart or smarter than Kent. > (oh, and make videos) (or post to the fookbase 123 group.) > > fmiser via Mercedes wrote: >> Got an email from that amazing guru of Mercedes repair, Kent. >> >> (can you feel the sarcasm) >> >> He says, "A dead short (one that instantly blows fuses) in your >> Mercedes can be one of the hardest electrical problems to >> troubleshoot and fix. >> >> I guess my idea of "hard to troubleshoot" and his are different. >> Dead shorts are easy to identify the circuit with a problem, and >> it's clear when the problem is fixed. >> >> I'm reluctant to promote his, ah - err "stuff" - but I'm curious >> if any of the rest of you find it hard to fix dead shorts? I >> guess mostly I'm trying to get a glimpse of "normal" from wherever >> it is that I am. >> >> > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search 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] Dead short (Note Subject name change)
Maybe Kent meant to say it's hard to locate the "source" of the dead shorts ? IMO once the correct circuit is located (after-all it's obvious which circuit it is when the fuse blows) but tracing all the possibilities loose wires, bad connections, bad devices (like bulb sockets, etc) and other sources for the short can be difficult. If the bad circuit is the one for the tail lights, the source can be from any of the bulb sockets, any of the wires between the sockets and the power source and the fuses and probably other things I'm not remembering. BTW, can a relay cause a short? or do they just fail to cycle? LarryT On 09/28/2018 12:57 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: Intermittent electrical problems are the toughest to solve, because they are intermittent (bad grounds, loose wires, cracked connectors (visibly okay, electrically not so much), failing relays, etc.). Dead short, not too bad, but can be time consuming. The hardest part in diagnosis sometimes, is locating an accurate electrical diagram. Pretty damn hard to get from here to there without a roadmap. Rick Original Message From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: September 27, 2018 11:46 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: 126die...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** Dead short you are right. (again) The intermittent stuff is tough, unless you get lucky. All you need is to get a blue shop coat to be as smart or smarter than Kent. (oh, and make videos) (or post to the fookbase 123 group.) fmiser via Mercedes wrote: Got an email from that amazing guru of Mercedes repair, Kent. (can you feel the sarcasm) He says, "A dead short (one that instantly blows fuses) in your Mercedes can be one of the hardest electrical problems to troubleshoot and fix. I guess my idea of "hard to troubleshoot" and his are different. Dead shorts are easy to identify the circuit with a problem, and it's clear when the problem is fixed. I'm reluctant to promote his, ah - err "stuff" - but I'm curious if any of the rest of you find it hard to fix dead shorts? I guess mostly I'm trying to get a glimpse of "normal" from wherever it is that I am. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] ***SPAM*** Dead short
I could buy a whole new car for the price of a bottle of 50yo scotch whisky --FT (who sometimes makes rye comments too) Sent from iPhone > On Sep 28, 2018, at 12:54 AM, G Mann via Mercedes > wrote: > > Dead short: Install solid copper link instead of a fuse, and watch for the > smoke. What's so hard about that? > > Intermittent short: ... Now, that is much harder... > > Hell, for one of those, I have to wear a WHITE shop coat and put on my blue > gloves... > For an intermittent short, the best fix is a glass and a bottle of 50 yr > old single malt scotch. It doesn't fix the problem, but you care less about > it for a while. > > On Thu, Sep 27, 2018 at 9:46 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> you are right. (again) The intermittent stuff is tough, unless you get >> lucky. >> >> All you need is to get a blue shop coat to be as smart or smarter than >> Kent. (oh, and make videos) (or post to the fookbase 123 group.) >> >> fmiser via Mercedes wrote: >>> Got an email from that amazing guru of Mercedes repair, Kent. >>> >>> (can you feel the sarcasm) >>> >>> He says, "A dead short (one that instantly blows fuses) in your >>> Mercedes can be one of the hardest electrical problems to >>> troubleshoot and fix. >>> >>> I guess my idea of "hard to troubleshoot" and his are different. >>> Dead shorts are easy to identify the circuit with a problem, and >>> it's clear when the problem is fixed. >>> >>> I'm reluctant to promote his, ah - err "stuff" - but I'm curious >>> if any of the rest of you find it hard to fix dead shorts? I >>> guess mostly I'm trying to get a glimpse of "normal" from wherever >>> it is that I am. >>> >>> >> >> >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search 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 - .22 Rifles
Larry, I bought mine from a local for under $200. It’s the stainless steel version (I can’t help myself, I’m a sucker for SS) with the tubular 16 round magazine and allegedly on,y had a few hundred rounds through it. He also had a nice scope mounted on it as well. The condition backed up the seller’s claims, as it is really clean and unmarked or worn. I bought a speed loader for it, too, which really makes it nice at the range. I was seriously looking at the Ruger 10/22, but there are so many variants and aftermarket mods for them it was tough to focus on any one particular version of it. I liked the Marlin because it’s a high quality firearm and very basic. I have no interest in pimping my rifle out, so the appeal of the 10/22 was not great (despite being a big Ruger fan.) I just love the .22 stuff, as it’s fun and economical to shoot. You can go to the range and spend a couple of hours between my Marlin 60 and Ruger Super Single Six and only drop maybe $10-$15 on ammo. -D > On Sep 27, 2018, at 6:01 PM, Larry Turner via Mercedes > wrote: > > Hey Dan, > > Actually I think that was the one I was trying to describe. I believe the 60 > is the Tubular magazine version and mine is a model 70 which is the shorter > Carbine with a 6 rd clip. For the money I think they're hard to beat! Plus > there are tons on the used rifle racks. > > Good luck with yours! Mine's going on 51 years of ownership and use. If you > ever need to remove the bolt (they eventually get dirty and cause misfires) > be careful when removing the spring and metal guide pin. I was putting mine > back together and the pin slipped and flew over my shoulder with the pin. > Found the spring, the pin is still missing. ;-\ There's not much behind my > chair where I was sitting when it slipped (but evidently enough); but I > looked, my wife looked and I finally bought a new one from Brownell's for $3 > and change. > > LarryT > 91 300D > 06 E350 (For Sale) ;-) > >> On 09/27/2018 12:28 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >> Since this was from May.. >> >> I ended up with a Marlin 60. Nice rifle, amazingly accurate and fun to shoot. >> >> Just got 5,000 rounds of .22LR on Tuesday, so I’ll probably head to the >> range this weekend. >> >> -D >> >>> On Sep 27, 2018, at 10:47 AM, Larry Turner via Mercedes >>> wrote: >>> >>> Sorry I failed to write sooner, hope this is in time. If not, you can >>> never have too many 22s! ;-) I don't think you can not go wrong with the >>> Marlin range of 22's. They're semi auto and not expensive - around $250 >>> IIRC - and available with aa tubular magazine or a clip. They also make a >>> bolt action version. My Dad gave me mine in 1967 when I was 17 and it >>> still shoots perfectly. Finally got my wife to go to the range with me and >>> she loves that 22! >>> >>> Good luck, >>> >>> LarryT >>> >>> On 05/25/2018 3:04 PM, Dan--- via Mercedes wrote: I know some here have .22 caliber rifles they plink with. I’m thinking about buying one myself, and would be interested in what others have and are actively using, and for what. Thanks! -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> ___ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search 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] ***SPAM*** Dead short
I learned a cool trick as a bench tech working on variable speed DC motor
controls many, many years ago.
One of the most common failures we would see on units coming in for repairs
were shorted triacs in the output stage of the drive. Of course these would
immediately blow a fuse or trip a breaker when the controller was powered up
and activated.
Our design guy, a real savant but total nut job, set up a power cord at each
bench with a mogul base light bulb in series whose amperage draw was less than
the controller under load. If the controller was good, it would run just fine
and the bulb would never light. But - if the controller was bad, in that the
output triacs were shorted, as soon as you plugged it in the bulb would light.
Simple, yet effective. No blown fuses or tripped breakers.
I’ve used the same approach with troubleshooting DC circuits in cars for years
using a brake light bulb in place of the fuse for the affected circuit. If
there’s a short, the bulb will light. If not, it will pass enough current for
the circuit to operate normally.
-D
> On Sep 28, 2018, at 7:19 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Last weekend I had a dead short that blew #5 fuse in The White Whale. Took
> me about five minutes to diagnose and fix. No white coat or blue gloves
> needed.
>
> The story: rented a u-haul trailer, when I hooked up my trailer wiring I
> managed to get the euro socket inserted 180 degrees off, and the fuse
> blew. Tried a new fuse, it blew as well. Double-checked the last thing
> that changed (the trailer electrical connector) and found and fixed the
> problem.
>
> I also have an intermittent problem with the HVAC blower motor in my
> 124.131 ('95 E300 Diesel). That took me a couple of hours to diagnose
> completely (because I had to take off all the cowling rubber and plastic to
> get down to the blower motor), but I was able to narrow the problem down to
> either the blower motor or the controller for the blower motor in about 20
> minutes using divide and conquer. I'm really thinking about putting new
> brushes in that motor instead of replacing it.
>
> Kent's stuff: I did buy his guide and special tool for R the squirrel
> cage fan blades on a 124 blower motor, and did that job about 12 years ago
> on The White Whale, that Bosh motor is still going strong. I think it was
> a good value, IIRC it was around $25 for the tool and guide.
> -
> Max
> Charleston SC
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 28, 2018 at 12:41 AM fmiser via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
>> I
>> guess mostly I'm trying to get a glimpse of "normal" from wherever
>> it is that I am.
>>
>>
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Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** Dead short
Last weekend I had a dead short that blew #5 fuse in The White Whale. Took
me about five minutes to diagnose and fix. No white coat or blue gloves
needed.
The story: rented a u-haul trailer, when I hooked up my trailer wiring I
managed to get the euro socket inserted 180 degrees off, and the fuse
blew. Tried a new fuse, it blew as well. Double-checked the last thing
that changed (the trailer electrical connector) and found and fixed the
problem.
I also have an intermittent problem with the HVAC blower motor in my
124.131 ('95 E300 Diesel). That took me a couple of hours to diagnose
completely (because I had to take off all the cowling rubber and plastic to
get down to the blower motor), but I was able to narrow the problem down to
either the blower motor or the controller for the blower motor in about 20
minutes using divide and conquer. I'm really thinking about putting new
brushes in that motor instead of replacing it.
Kent's stuff: I did buy his guide and special tool for R the squirrel
cage fan blades on a 124 blower motor, and did that job about 12 years ago
on The White Whale, that Bosh motor is still going strong. I think it was
a good value, IIRC it was around $25 for the tool and guide.
-
Max
Charleston SC
On Fri, Sep 28, 2018 at 12:41 AM fmiser via Mercedes
wrote:
> I
> guess mostly I'm trying to get a glimpse of "normal" from wherever
> it is that I am.
>
>
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Re: [MBZ] OT - .22 Rifles
They also like to charge for “discreet boxing” as well, I think. I usually forgo the insurance. SG Ammo is a close second but I always find that once I add shipping to their prices Target ends up cheaper. -D > On Sep 27, 2018, at 9:26 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > Target Sports has CCI Blazers for $190/case and Mini-Mag Hollow Points for > $300/case > Seems to be the lowest price today with free shipping on case lots. > When I ordered a case of 9mm with free shipping last year they charged me $6 > for either insurance or adult signature required. I don't recall seeing the > $6 before I finalized the order but it wasn't a big enough surprise to > complain about. > https://ammoseek.com/ammo/22lr/CCI?ikw=mini-mag > >> On September 27, 2018 at 3:40 PM Craig via Mercedes >> wrote: >> Where did you purchase them? >> >> >> 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] ***SPAM*** Dead short
G Mann wrote: > Intermittent short: ... Now, that is much harder... > > Hell, for one of those, I have to wear a WHITE shop coat and put on my blue > gloves... .. The important thing is to wear an "experienced" white coat. Years ago I bought a very experienced white coat from Curley; well, between the splotches and stains it was white; and that coat is the reason I don't very often have to ask for help on the list. There isn't much I can't fix while wearing that coat; and there isn't much I can fix without it. Thanks, Curley! Gerry --- 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
