Re: [MBZ] My $500 Kaleb Car let me down
Some days just shouldn't happen. Sounds like the battery / connection / cables are bad BillR -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Donald Snook Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 11:03 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] My $500 Kaleb Car let me down I went out to start my $500 Buick Lesabre this morning and it wouldn't start. It would click once, but not start. I think it's the starter. It could also be the battery cable. These cars have a problem with a spacer in the cable that corrodes. I was dressed in my suit because I had to meet a client for her deposition this morning. So, I had to get my wife out to help me try to start it while whacking the starter with a hammer while laying on the drive in my suit and tie. And of course, it didn't work. So, we had to push it out of the way, in order to get my wife's car out of the garage, so I could drive it. Crazy morning. I am rushing to my office and my client is trying to reach me, I am driving too fast and trying to answer my cell phone, I ran a red light by mistake (luckily no one around) and when I finally get to work, my client is calling because they cannot come to the deposition because the Joint Commission on Accredidation of Hospitals is there for their SURPRISE inspection. It is once every three years and it was today without any notice. What a morning. Donald H. Snook ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] My $500 Kaleb Car let me down
Loads of times I've had a battery with enough power to trip the solenoid (click) but not run the starter... -Curt Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 10:51:29 -0500 From: Donald Snook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] My $500 Kaleb Car let me down To: Mercedes Discussion List Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Randy wrote: "I think I would load test the battery before I bought a new starter." I thought about that also, but it is not clicking fast like a low battery, it is just one click. But, I won't condemn the starter until I have exhausted the tests on the cheaper items. Donald H. Snook - Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] My $500 Kaleb Car let me down
Well, Fred Thompson leased that red pickup truck just for his Senate campaign after making a similar assessment of what would be best in TN. He seemed to have pulled of the idea that it was authentic. Dwight Dwight E. Giles, Jr. 1978 240D 4 speed. 218K miles. 1979 240D- auto -250K + miles 1990 300D 2.5t 160K miles. Wickford, RI -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Donald Snook Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 12:00 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] My $500 Kaleb Car let me down Randy wrote: "Although, one must admit, that in middle America, it may be considered more appropriate to drive a Buick - especially if our friend has any political aspirations." That is true. Fred Thompson (from Tennessee) campaigned in his old red pickup for his Senate seat. I think though, I could have a little newer Buick and still not look like I was "putting on airs" or "driving some foreign kraut car." If I ever do run, I hope they don't find out I have had 6 Benzes. One of our local judges traded off his fancy Cadillac and bought a Grand Am when he ran for re-election. I used to work for a Congressman in Missouri and he always rented the cheapest cars when he was back in the district. He had worked out some cheap arrangement with a local car rental agency. He kept the Mercedes back in D.C. Donald H. Snook ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] My $500 Kaleb Car let me down
Me three. I have a very nice gigantic battery in my Dakota because the AAA guy didn't let the battery recharge after jumping it. My wife had left the interior lights on over night... The battery in it wasn't old. -Curt Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 10:28:59 -0500 From: "R A Bennell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] My $500 Kaleb Car let me down To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I think I would load test the battery before I bought a new starter. Randy - Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] My $500 Kaleb Car let me down
Randy wrote: "Although, one must admit, that in middle America, it may be considered more appropriate to drive a Buick - especially if our friend has any political aspirations." That is true. Fred Thompson (from Tennessee) campaigned in his old red pickup for his Senate seat. I think though, I could have a little newer buick and still not look like I was "putting on airs" or "driving some foreign kraut car." If I ever do run, I hope they don't find out I have had 6 Benzes. One of our local judges traded off his fancy Cadillac and bought a Grand Am when he ran for re-election. I used to work for a Congressman in Missouri and he always rented the cheapest cars when he was back in the district. He had worked out some cheap arrangement with a local car rental agency. He kept the Mercedes back in D.C. Donald H. Snook ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] My $500 Kaleb Car let me down
Donald Snook wrote: > it is not clicking fast like a low battery, it is just one click. Does the dome light go out when it makes that one click? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] My $500 Kaleb Car let me down
Andrew wrote: "What's a nice lawyerly guy doing with a $500 Kaleb special that isn't even a Benz?" I sold my wife's explorer because I wanted something else and she wanted my Expedition. I had a friend with this old buick, I offered him $500 and he took it. So, I figured I would drive it for a while. It gets a lot better mileage than my Expedition did. I was planning to drive it for 6 months or so and go pay cash for a cheap car (maybe not quite this cheap). I also need something to drive, while I find a 124 gasser - which is what I really want. Donald H. Snook ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] My $500 Kaleb Car let me down
Randy wrote: "I think I would load test the battery before I bought a new starter." I thought about that also, but it is not clicking fast like a low battery, it is just one click. But, I won't condemn the starter until I have exhausted the tests on the cheaper items. Donald H. Snook ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] My $500 Kaleb Car let me down
I'd vote for a cable check, at the battery to begin with. Ground cable gets loose, no starty. --R >> I went out to start my $500 Buick Lesabre this morning and it wouldn't >> start. It would click once, but not start. > __ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] My $500 Kaleb Car let me down
Although, one must admit, that in middle America, it may be considered more appropriate to drive a Buick - especially if our friend has any political aspirations. Randy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of andrew strasfogel Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 9:27 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] My $500 Kaleb Car let me down What's a nice lawyerly guy doing with a $500 Kaleb special that isn't even a Benz? On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 11:02 AM, Donald Snook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I went out to start my $500 Buick Lesabre this morning and it wouldn't > start. It would click once, but not start. I think it's the starter. It > could also be the battery cable. These cars have a problem with a spacer in > the cable that corrodes. I was dressed in my suit because I had to meet a > client for her deposition this morning. So, I had to get my wife out to > help me try to start it while whacking the starter with a hammer while > laying on the drive in my suit and tie. And of course, it didn't work. So, > we had to push it out of the way, in order to get my wife's car out of the > garage, so I could drive it. Crazy morning. I am rushing to my office and > my client is trying to reach me, I am driving too fast and trying to answer > my cell phone, I ran a red light by mistake (luckily no one around) and when > I finally get to work, my client is calling because they cannot come to the > deposition because the Joint Commission on Accredidation of Hospitals is > there for their SURPRISE inspection. It is once every three years and it > was today without any notice. What a morning. > > Donald H. Snook > > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] My $500 Kaleb Car let me down
Slumming! Randy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of andrew strasfogel Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 9:27 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] My $500 Kaleb Car let me down What's a nice lawyerly guy doing with a $500 Kaleb special that isn't even a Benz? On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 11:02 AM, Donald Snook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I went out to start my $500 Buick Lesabre this morning and it wouldn't > start. It would click once, but not start. I think it's the starter. It > could also be the battery cable. These cars have a problem with a spacer in > the cable that corrodes. I was dressed in my suit because I had to meet a > client for her deposition this morning. So, I had to get my wife out to > help me try to start it while whacking the starter with a hammer while > laying on the drive in my suit and tie. And of course, it didn't work. So, > we had to push it out of the way, in order to get my wife's car out of the > garage, so I could drive it. Crazy morning. I am rushing to my office and > my client is trying to reach me, I am driving too fast and trying to answer > my cell phone, I ran a red light by mistake (luckily no one around) and when > I finally get to work, my client is calling because they cannot come to the > deposition because the Joint Commission on Accredidation of Hospitals is > there for their SURPRISE inspection. It is once every three years and it > was today without any notice. What a morning. > > Donald H. Snook > > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] My $500 Kaleb Car let me down
What's a nice lawyerly guy doing with a $500 Kaleb special that isn't even a Benz? On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 11:02 AM, Donald Snook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I went out to start my $500 Buick Lesabre this morning and it wouldn't > start. It would click once, but not start. I think it's the starter. It > could also be the battery cable. These cars have a problem with a spacer in > the cable that corrodes. I was dressed in my suit because I had to meet a > client for her deposition this morning. So, I had to get my wife out to > help me try to start it while whacking the starter with a hammer while > laying on the drive in my suit and tie. And of course, it didn't work. So, > we had to push it out of the way, in order to get my wife's car out of the > garage, so I could drive it. Crazy morning. I am rushing to my office and > my client is trying to reach me, I am driving too fast and trying to answer > my cell phone, I ran a red light by mistake (luckily no one around) and when > I finally get to work, my client is calling because they cannot come to the > deposition because the Joint Commission on Accredidation of Hospitals is > there for their SURPRISE inspection. It is once every three years and it > was today without any notice. What a morning. > > Donald H. Snook > > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] My $500 Kaleb Car let me down
I think I would load test the battery before I bought a new starter. Randy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Donald Snook Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 9:03 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] My $500 Kaleb Car let me down I went out to start my $500 Buick Lesabre this morning and it wouldn't start. It would click once, but not start. I think it's the starter. It could also be the battery cable. These cars have a problem with a spacer in the cable that corrodes. I was dressed in my suit because I had to meet a client for her deposition this morning. So, I had to get my wife out to help me try to start it while whacking the starter with a hammer while laying on the drive in my suit and tie. And of course, it didn't work. So, we had to push it out of the way, in order to get my wife's car out of the garage, so I could drive it. Crazy morning. I am rushing to my office and my client is trying to reach me, I am driving too fast and trying to answer my cell phone, I ran a red light by mistake (luckily no one around) and when I finally get to work, my client is calling because they cannot come to the deposition because the Joint Commission on Accredidation of Hospitals is there for their SURPRISE inspection. It is once every three years and it was today without any notice. What a morning. Donald H. Snook ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] My $500 Kaleb Car let me down
I went out to start my $500 Buick Lesabre this morning and it wouldn't start. It would click once, but not start. I think it's the starter. It could also be the battery cable. These cars have a problem with a spacer in the cable that corrodes. I was dressed in my suit because I had to meet a client for her deposition this morning. So, I had to get my wife out to help me try to start it while whacking the starter with a hammer while laying on the drive in my suit and tie. And of course, it didn't work. So, we had to push it out of the way, in order to get my wife's car out of the garage, so I could drive it. Crazy morning. I am rushing to my office and my client is trying to reach me, I am driving too fast and trying to answer my cell phone, I ran a red light by mistake (luckily no one around) and when I finally get to work, my client is calling because they cannot come to the deposition because the Joint Commission on Accredidation of Hospitals is there for their SURPRISE inspection. It is once every three years and it was today without any notice. What a morning. Donald H. Snook ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
