Re: [MBZ] Pleasantly weird — $900E500 in limp mode
Now you just need to fly Jim in and wine and dine him while he fixes your car. RB On 12/03/2021 1:59 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: Excellent, I hope that is what this issue is with this car --FT On 3/12/21 1:07 PM, Jim Cathey wrote: So this makes me think there might just be some loose connector somewhere that is throwing the thing into limp mode That was what I discovered driving the 'bad tranny' Dodge V10. Mostly the transmission was in limp mode (2-3-R only), but one day it wasn't, and then it was again. Aha, thinks I, an electrical intermittent. I proceeded accordingly. An hour later, and at zero cost, I had a perfectly usable truck. It also is fun to mash the go pedal. It ought to be, with an 8-liter engine! -- 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] Pleasantly weird — $900E500 in limp mode
Excellent, I hope that is what this issue is with this car --FT On 3/12/21 1:07 PM, Jim Cathey wrote: So this makes me think there might just be some loose connector somewhere that is throwing the thing into limp mode That was what I discovered driving the 'bad tranny' Dodge V10. Mostly the transmission was in limp mode (2-3-R only), but one day it wasn't, and then it was again. Aha, thinks I, an electrical intermittent. I proceeded accordingly. An hour later, and at zero cost, I had a perfectly usable truck. It also is fun to mash the go pedal. It ought to be, with an 8-liter engine! -- Jim -- --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] Pleasantly weird — $900E500 in limp mode
I would even throw in a filter with some new unused Costco synthetic oil --FT On 3/12/21 12:39 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Throw in some Fresh Oil and it's a deal. On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 8:17 AM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: $3500 while it’s shifting right! I’ll even get the interior detailed! --FT Sent from iPhone > On Mar 12, 2021, at 3:53 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > > Wanna sell it? > > > Rick > > From: mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: March 11, 2021 5:58 PM > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Cc: buggeredbenzm...@gmail.com <mailto:buggeredbenzm...@gmail.com> > Subject: [MBZ] Pleasantly weird — $900E500 in limp mode > > I started the car up this evening to charge the battery and aired up the tars. I fooled around with the radio While I was sitting there and found a Logic7 setting. It has a Harmon Kardon system. WOW does it sound good. My 05E320 wagon does not have this and it sounds pretty good but this car is way better. > > So anyway I thought why not take it out just to warm it up and get the fluids circulating. Going out the driveway I noticed it was shifting ok. H. I did some manual shifting 1-7 and it was shifting ok still. H. Got out on the road, stomped it, it kicked down into first and ran like a scalded rat shifting fine up to 80 or so which was maybe 4th gear. Backed off and it shifted ok again. Did a little more enthusiastic motoring and it was shifting fine. Hm. > > So this makes me think there might just be some loose connector somewhere that is throwing the thing into limp mode as it did for the PO. Or some other fault that is causing that to happen. The CEL is on, when I checked it before there were a coupla faults in the airmatic and something else I don’t recall, nothing serious. I’ll check it again tomorrow in the daylight. > > I drove it twice before I brought it home, the second time after I bought it I thought it was shifting fine. Drove it once after I dragged it home and it was limping. > > Wouldn’t it be something if it is just some minor thing. Really nice (but needs a good interior detailing) car $900. Oh, and this thing is WOWWOWOW! when you mash the go pedal. I’m liking it. I’m not sure I want to drive it any distance if it decides to kakk again, don’t have plates on it either. > > Hm > > --FT > Sent from iPhone > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com> > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com <http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com> > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com <http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com <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] Pleasantly weird — $900E500 in limp mode
> So this makes me think there might just be some loose connector somewhere > that is throwing the thing into limp mode That was what I discovered driving the 'bad tranny' Dodge V10. Mostly the transmission was in limp mode (2-3-R only), but one day it wasn't, and then it was again. Aha, thinks I, an electrical intermittent. I proceeded accordingly. An hour later, and at zero cost, I had a perfectly usable truck. It also is fun to mash the go pedal. It ought to be, with an 8-liter engine! -- 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] Pleasantly weird — $900E500 in limp mode
Throw in some Fresh Oil and it's a deal. On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 8:17 AM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > $3500 while it’s shifting right! I’ll even get the interior detailed! > > --FT > Sent from iPhone > > > On Mar 12, 2021, at 3:53 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Wanna sell it? > > > > > > Rick > > > > From: mercedes@okiebenz.com > > Sent: March 11, 2021 5:58 PM > > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > > Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com > > Cc: buggeredbenzm...@gmail.com > > Subject: [MBZ] Pleasantly weird — $900E500 in limp mode > > > > I started the car up this evening to charge the battery and aired up the > tars. I fooled around with the radio While I was sitting there and found a > Logic7 setting. It has a Harmon Kardon system. WOW does it sound good. My > 05E320 wagon does not have this and it sounds pretty good but this car is > way better. > > > > So anyway I thought why not take it out just to warm it up and get the > fluids circulating. Going out the driveway I noticed it was shifting ok. > H. I did some manual shifting 1-7 and it was shifting ok still. H. > Got out on the road, stomped it, it kicked down into first and ran like a > scalded rat shifting fine up to 80 or so which was maybe 4th gear. Backed > off and it shifted ok again. Did a little more enthusiastic motoring and it > was shifting fine. Hm. > > > > So this makes me think there might just be some loose connector > somewhere that is throwing the thing into limp mode as it did for the PO. > Or some other fault that is causing that to happen. The CEL is on, when I > checked it before there were a coupla faults in the airmatic and something > else I don’t recall, nothing serious. I’ll check it again tomorrow in the > daylight. > > > > I drove it twice before I brought it home, the second time after I > bought it I thought it was shifting fine. Drove it once after I dragged it > home and it was limping. > > > > Wouldn’t it be something if it is just some minor thing. Really nice > (but needs a good interior detailing) car $900. Oh, and this thing is > WOWWOWOW! when you mash the go pedal. I’m liking it. I’m not sure I want > to drive it any distance if it decides to kakk again, don’t have plates on > it either. > > > > Hm > > > > --FT > > Sent from iPhone > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Pleasantly weird — $900E500 in limp mode
$3500 while it’s shifting right! I’ll even get the interior detailed! --FT Sent from iPhone > On Mar 12, 2021, at 3:53 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > Wanna sell it? > > > Rick > > From: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Sent: March 11, 2021 5:58 PM > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Cc: buggeredbenzm...@gmail.com > Subject: [MBZ] Pleasantly weird — $900E500 in limp mode > > I started the car up this evening to charge the battery and aired up the > tars. I fooled around with the radio While I was sitting there and found a > Logic7 setting. It has a Harmon Kardon system. WOW does it sound good. My > 05E320 wagon does not have this and it sounds pretty good but this car is > way better. > > So anyway I thought why not take it out just to warm it up and get the fluids > circulating. Going out the driveway I noticed it was shifting ok. H. I > did some manual shifting 1-7 and it was shifting ok still. H. Got out on > the road, stomped it, it kicked down into first and ran like a scalded rat > shifting fine up to 80 or so which was maybe 4th gear. Backed off and it > shifted ok again. Did a little more enthusiastic motoring and it was shifting > fine. Hm. > > So this makes me think there might just be some loose connector somewhere > that is throwing the thing into limp mode as it did for the PO. Or some other > fault that is causing that to happen. The CEL is on, when I checked it before > there were a coupla faults in the airmatic and something else I don’t recall, > nothing serious. I’ll check it again tomorrow in the daylight. > > I drove it twice before I brought it home, the second time after I bought it > I thought it was shifting fine. Drove it once after I dragged it home and it > was limping. > > Wouldn’t it be something if it is just some minor thing. Really nice (but > needs a good interior detailing) car $900. Oh, and this thing is WOWWOWOW! > when you mash the go pedal. I’m liking it. I’m not sure I want to drive it > any distance if it decides to kakk again, don’t have plates on it either. > > Hm > > --FT > Sent from 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] Pleasantly weird — $900E500 in limp mode
Wanna sell it? Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: March 11, 2021 5:58 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: buggeredbenzm...@gmail.com Subject: [MBZ] Pleasantly weird — $900E500 in limp mode I started the car up this evening to charge the battery and aired up the tars. I fooled around with the radio While I was sitting there and found a Logic7 setting. It has a Harmon Kardon system. WOW does it sound good. My 05E320 wagon does not have this and it sounds pretty good but this car is way better. So anyway I thought why not take it out just to warm it up and get the fluids circulating. Going out the driveway I noticed it was shifting ok. H. I did some manual shifting 1-7 and it was shifting ok still. H. Got out on the road, stomped it, it kicked down into first and ran like a scalded rat shifting fine up to 80 or so which was maybe 4th gear. Backed off and it shifted ok again. Did a little more enthusiastic motoring and it was shifting fine. Hm. So this makes me think there might just be some loose connector somewhere that is throwing the thing into limp mode as it did for the PO. Or some other fault that is causing that to happen. The CEL is on, when I checked it before there were a coupla faults in the airmatic and something else I don’t recall, nothing serious. I’ll check it again tomorrow in the daylight. I drove it twice before I brought it home, the second time after I bought it I thought it was shifting fine. Drove it once after I dragged it home and it was limping. Wouldn’t it be something if it is just some minor thing. Really nice (but needs a good interior detailing) car $900. Oh, and this thing is WOWWOWOW! when you mash the go pedal. I’m liking it. I’m not sure I want to drive it any distance if it decides to kakk again, don’t have plates on it either. Hm --FT Sent from 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] Pleasantly weird — $900E500 in limp mode
attaboy. On Thu, Mar 11, 2021 at 6:58 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I started the car up this evening to charge the battery and aired up the > tars. I fooled around with the radio While I was sitting there and found a > Logic7 setting. It has a Harmon Kardon system. WOW does it sound good. My > 05E320 wagon does not have this and it sounds pretty good but this car is > way better. > > So anyway I thought why not take it out just to warm it up and get the > fluids circulating. Going out the driveway I noticed it was shifting ok. > H. I did some manual shifting 1-7 and it was shifting ok still. H. > Got out on the road, stomped it, it kicked down into first and ran like a > scalded rat shifting fine up to 80 or so which was maybe 4th gear. Backed > off and it shifted ok again. Did a little more enthusiastic motoring and it > was shifting fine. Hm. > > So this makes me think there might just be some loose connector somewhere > that is throwing the thing into limp mode as it did for the PO. Or some > other fault that is causing that to happen. The CEL is on, when I checked > it before there were a coupla faults in the airmatic and something else I > don’t recall, nothing serious. I’ll check it again tomorrow in the > daylight. > > I drove it twice before I brought it home, the second time after I bought > it I thought it was shifting fine. Drove it once after I dragged it home > and it was limping. > > Wouldn’t it be something if it is just some minor thing. Really nice (but > needs a good interior detailing) car $900. Oh, and this thing is WOWWOWOW! > when you mash the go pedal. I’m liking it. I’m not sure I want to drive > it any distance if it decides to kakk again, don’t have plates on it > either. > > Hm > > --FT > Sent from 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] Pleasantly weird — $900E500 in limp mode
I started the car up this evening to charge the battery and aired up the tars. I fooled around with the radio While I was sitting there and found a Logic7 setting. It has a Harmon Kardon system. WOW does it sound good. My 05E320 wagon does not have this and it sounds pretty good but this car is way better. So anyway I thought why not take it out just to warm it up and get the fluids circulating. Going out the driveway I noticed it was shifting ok. H. I did some manual shifting 1-7 and it was shifting ok still. H. Got out on the road, stomped it, it kicked down into first and ran like a scalded rat shifting fine up to 80 or so which was maybe 4th gear. Backed off and it shifted ok again. Did a little more enthusiastic motoring and it was shifting fine. Hm. So this makes me think there might just be some loose connector somewhere that is throwing the thing into limp mode as it did for the PO. Or some other fault that is causing that to happen. The CEL is on, when I checked it before there were a coupla faults in the airmatic and something else I don’t recall, nothing serious. I’ll check it again tomorrow in the daylight. I drove it twice before I brought it home, the second time after I bought it I thought it was shifting fine. Drove it once after I dragged it home and it was limping. Wouldn’t it be something if it is just some minor thing. Really nice (but needs a good interior detailing) car $900. Oh, and this thing is WOWWOWOW! when you mash the go pedal. I’m liking it. I’m not sure I want to drive it any distance if it decides to kakk again, don’t have plates on it either. Hm --FT Sent from 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
