Re: [MBZ] fuel additive

2005-12-11 Thread Curt Raymond
In real world terms I'm not, I'm using it to mask bad injectors, to raise the cetane level of the fuel and to clean the fuel system on a car which was abused before I got it. (the "new" 190D) I'd also thought it would sequester water but it looks like that isn't the case. Maybe this winter I'l

Re: [MBZ] Radio

2005-12-11 Thread Tom Scordato
Anyone need a nice Blaupunkt cassette am/fm player for their MB contact me off line for details. It works and is just sitting around. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Regards Tom Scordato Bellefonte PA

[MBZ] CarFax report request!

2005-12-11 Thread kayoooh @ gmail
Kaleb, If you still can do a Carfax report, I'd appreciate it. WDBGA42E4NA043025 Thank you, Omar.

Re: [MBZ] W123 limo going cheap

2005-12-11 Thread tom savage
Alex Chamberlain wrote: Yeah, and lose the big star on the B pillar. But it's mostly the custom interior that I object to, especially that ridiculous center console. I won't deny the possibility that I'm mentally defective and/or have no taste, but that console is my favorite part. The phon

Re: [MBZ] W123 limo going cheap

2005-12-11 Thread Tom Scordato
Alex Chamberlain wrote: Wow, could that possibly be any uglier? this would be right at home in New York City, Northern New Jersey and Long Island in the Mid 1980s. I think I remember seeing this on a sales road trip when I wore a younger man's clothes around 1984, must have been on the Ga

Re: [MBZ] CarFax, PLS Kaleb.....

2005-12-11 Thread Chuck Landenberger
Mitch, Yeah, maybe. But then, maybe put a hitch on the "old girl", the 16V on a tow dolly and keep everybody happy!.. It's a day for dreaming! Chuck Phoenix AZ On Dec 11, 2005, at 3:58 AM, Mitch Haley wrote: Chuck Landenberger wrote: WDB2010341A149077 What's that,

Re: [MBZ] CarFax, PLS Kaleb.....

2005-12-11 Thread Mitch Haley
Chuck Landenberger wrote: > > WDB2010341A149077 What's that, a euro 16V? Won't the 116.120 get jealous if you take that to the track?

Re: [MBZ] Buying a car in GA and registering it in OK

2005-12-11 Thread Sunil Hari
OH titles have to be notarized to give more business to notaries public. I mean, duh. On 12/11/05, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If you have an out of state title from a state that does not require > titles to be notorized, then you dont have to have it notorized, just FYI. > >

Re: [MBZ] W123 limo going cheap

2005-12-11 Thread David Brodbeck
Alex Chamberlain wrote: > Yeah, and lose the big star on the B pillar. But it's mostly the > custom interior that I object to, especially that ridiculous center > console. Yeah, that's pretty ugly. My favorite limo-for-sale post was one for a limo camper conversion. The guy had taken the pop top

Re: [MBZ] W123 limo going cheap

2005-12-11 Thread Robert & Tara Ludwick
Looks like you'd have to be careful where you drove that thing... the dope dealer/pimp who had it before might have somebody mad at him :-) -Robert Hendrik Riessen wrote: http://club123d.org/listings/page10.html Hendrik ___ For new parts see offic

Re: [MBZ] W123 limo going cheap

2005-12-11 Thread George Gregory
On 12/11/05 2:04 PM, "David Brodbeck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It'd look a lot better without the gangstalicious gold wheels. Put some > bundts on there and you might have something. That thang was on eBay a couple years ago. I'm surprised that Kleb does not remember it. __

Re: [MBZ] W123 limo going cheap

2005-12-11 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On 12/11/05, David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alex Chamberlain wrote: > > On 12/11/05, Hendrik Riessen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>http://club123d.org/listings/page10.html > > > > > > Wow, could that possibly be any uglier? > > It'd look a lot better without the gangstalicious gol

Re: [MBZ] W123 limo going cheap

2005-12-11 Thread David Brodbeck
Alex Chamberlain wrote: > On 12/11/05, Hendrik Riessen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>http://club123d.org/listings/page10.html > > > Wow, could that possibly be any uglier? It'd look a lot better without the gangstalicious gold wheels. Put some bundts on there and you might have something.

Re: [MBZ] OT: New word for the day

2005-12-11 Thread David Brodbeck
Mike Canfield wrote: > A very good friend of mine has a Super Beetle with a hopped up 1600(which he > built in a muddy driveway as he has no more than that so no excuses about > noplace to work on a Vee Dub.) Oh, I'm perfectly happy to work on a car in an unsheltered parking lot. I've done it m

Re: [MBZ] (no subject)

2005-12-11 Thread Peter Frederick
A "banjo bolt" is a hollow bolt that has a banjo shaped fitting under it with a hose of some type sticking out at a right angle. Hard to miss. Size depends on application -- the one for the turbo will be a 15 or 17, I'd guess. The ones on the IP are 17s if I remember correctly, and you must

[MBZ] (no subject)

2005-12-11 Thread Jerry Herrman
Which one is the "banjo bolt"? What size wrench does it take? Thanks, Jerry 82 240D

[MBZ] Car Fax anyone?

2005-12-11 Thread Donald Snook
Can anyone run a car fax on this? Thanks very much. WDBDA24C3FF050216 Donald H. Snook

Re: [MBZ] W123 limo going cheap

2005-12-11 Thread Tom Hargrave
Or "gag", possibly future stretched Mercedes limo's? Thanks, Tom Hargrave 256-656-1924 www.kegkits.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tom Scordato Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2005 11:06 AM To: Mercedes mailing list Subject: Re: [MBZ] W123

Re: [MBZ] W123 limo going cheap

2005-12-11 Thread Tom Scordato
Look in the back ground on one of the photos nice 123 wagons and sedans possibly for sale??/Tom - Original Message - From: "Hendrik Riessen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2005 7:55 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] W123 limo going c

Re: [MBZ] OT: New word for the day

2005-12-11 Thread Mike Canfield
A very good friend of mine has a Super Beetle with a hopped up 1600(which he built in a muddy driveway as he has no more than that so no excuses about noplace to work on a Vee Dub.) that will get rubber in second gear and is a BLAST to drive..Gotta love what can be done with them! Mike ---

[MBZ] CarFax, PLS Kaleb.....

2005-12-11 Thread Chuck Landenberger
WDB2010341A149077 TIA, Chuck Phoenix, AZ From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Dec 11 16:18:54 2005 Received: from bay106-f3.bay106.hotmail.com ([65.54.161.13] helo=hotmail.com) by server5.arterytc5.net with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1ElTuY-0002Kb-LM for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Sun, 11 Dec 2005 16:18

Re: [MBZ] sequester H2O vs disperse H2O (was fuel additive)

2005-12-11 Thread Marshall Booth
Christopher McCann wrote: some additives claim to be water sequester-ers...to me, this means that they SEPARATE the water out. Water, being heavier than fuel, goes to the bottom where it nicely gets sucked up by your fuel line. It seems that you would only want to SEQUESTER if you have a w

Re: [MBZ] 1980 300D glow plug timer/ try this

2005-12-11 Thread JFreezn
In a message dated 12/9/2005 6:26:33 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What should the timing be for the glow plug timer? When I turn the key, the light stays on for about 5 seconds and then goes out. I've checked the voltage across each glow plug and get 12vdc but onl

Re: [MBZ] my wife did it!

2005-12-11 Thread Royce Engler
Chris said she said... She said, "Well, if it's my car, I better know how to work it." One question...are there any more at home like her Royce Engler 1985 300TD Turbo 265K

Re: [MBZ] W123 limo going cheap

2005-12-11 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Too bad its not factory, I have a factory one. Hendrik Riessen wrote: http://club123d.org/listings/page10.html Hendrik ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] W123 limo going cheap

2005-12-11 Thread Alex Chamberlain
MY EYES!!! IT BURNS!!! Alex Chamberlain '87 300D Turbo On 12/11/05, Hendrik Riessen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes it could, http://www.w123-world.org/showthread.php?t=293 > > Hendrik > > - Original Message - > From: "Alex Chamberlain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mercedes mailing list"

Re: [MBZ] W123 limo going cheap

2005-12-11 Thread Hendrik Riessen
Yes it could, http://www.w123-world.org/showthread.php?t=293 Hendrik - Original Message - From: "Alex Chamberlain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2005 11:08 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] W123 limo going cheap On 12/11/05, Hendr

[MBZ] W123 limo going cheap

2005-12-11 Thread Hendrik Riessen
http://club123d.org/listings/page10.html Hendrik From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Dec 11 12:38:04 2005 Received: from xproxy.gmail.com ([66.249.82.202]) by server5.arterytc5.net with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1ElQSq-0001nN-EH for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Sun, 11 Dec 2005 12:38:04 + Received:

Re: [MBZ] Buying a car in GA and registering it in OK

2005-12-11 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
If you have an out of state title from a state that does not require titles to be notorized, then you dont have to have it notorized, just FYI. OK Don wrote: When I bought my last car in Kansas, I drove home with the Kansas tag on it, then mailed the tag back after I got the Oklahoma tag. I ha

Re: [MBZ] Car Fax

2005-12-11 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Vehicle Snapshot Vehicle 1986 Mercedes-Benz 300 Series 300SDL VIN WDBCB25D8GA276167 Body Style 4 Door Sedan Country of Manufacture Germany Vehicle History Checklist Vehicle Description WDBCB25D8GA276167 Title Check No records found Problem Check No records found Odometer Check No records found V

Re: [MBZ] Buying a car in GA and registering it in OK

2005-12-11 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
OK titles have to be notarized. tom savage wrote: Russ Williams wrote: Just to be safe have the Seller get the Ga. Title Notarized when you buy the car (DAMHIK). What he said. When I lived in West Virginia, we brought cars into the state from Mississippi and Missouri and registered them

Re: [MBZ] OT: New word for the day

2005-12-11 Thread David Brodbeck
Lee Einer wrote: > I can't tell you how many times I have been stuck next to an old V-dub > at the light and thought, what a jerk, he needs to gap his valves, tune > his carb, do the 98 cent tune-up. I know exactly what you mean. I think a lot of people don't realize how well they can run; th

Re: [MBZ] OT: New word for the day

2005-12-11 Thread Lee Einer
The sound of the old horizontal-opposed aircooled vw was a song with a message, just like the old folk tradition. I can't tell you how many times I have been stuck next to an old V-dub at the light and thought, what a jerk, he needs to gap his valves, tune his carb, do the 98 cent tune-up.

Re: [MBZ] Buying a car in GA and registering it in OK

2005-12-11 Thread OK Don
When I bought my last car in Kansas, I drove home with the Kansas tag on it, then mailed the tag back after I got the Oklahoma tag. I had the PO notorize the title, even though there was no Kansas requirement for it, took to the tag agent in OK with the bill of sale, and had no problem at all. You

Re: [MBZ] OT: New word for the day

2005-12-11 Thread Lee Einer
David Brodbeck wrote: Mike Canfield wrote: And the clatter of evry valve and injector is OH SO LUXURIOUS to my ears...Just depends on how you look at it. I think someone on this list once described it as "the sound of serious work getting done." I agree that it's a nice sound,

Re: [MBZ] sequester H2O vs disperse H2O (was fuel additive)

2005-12-11 Thread Christopher McCann
I pour in GE OTR 8932Q (have enough to treat 4,000 gallons and to treat a whole tank full is about 12 cents) and don't worry about it. BUT I am interested in how it works. PROMISE, I will NOT worry about it. Actually, I worried so little that I didn't put any additive in at all when we went

Re: [MBZ] Roy Orbison's 600, collector auction report

2005-12-11 Thread Rich Thomas
Yes I was amazed. It ran OK, at least to/from/on the ramp, and looked to be in very nice condition. Even if it was crap you could probably part it out for that. --R Mitch Haley wrote: A $12k turbo R? It's a good thing I wasn't there. I need $12k more than I need an 8mpg car, but that woul

Re: [MBZ] sequester H2O vs disperse H2O (was fuel additive)

2005-12-11 Thread Christopher McCann
some additives claim to be water sequester-ers...to me, this means that they SEPARATE the water out. Water, being heavier than fuel, goes to the bottom where it nicely gets sucked up by your fuel line. It seems that you would only want to SEQUESTER if you have a water separator down the line

Re: [MBZ] Buying a car in GA and registering it in OK

2005-12-11 Thread Harry Watkins
Tom I bought a 300 TD in Atlanta today and drove it to Mississippi with no tag and just the paperwork you descrobed. The lady said the tag belonged to them, not the car and they can put it on the next car they buy. I took the chance that it was either okay or the trooper would cut me some slack.

Re: [MBZ] Buying a car in GA and registering it in OK

2005-12-11 Thread David Brodbeck
Robert & Tara Ludwick wrote: > If traveling any kind of distance it's best to go to the local DMV and > get a drive away permit. It'ss probably cost from $10-20, you'll need > proof of insurance . That's what I did when I bought a van in PA and drove it to MI. To handle the proof of insurance,

Re: [MBZ] Fuel filter misadventures

2005-12-11 Thread David Brodbeck
Tom Scordato wrote: > I fill my New canister filter with clean kerosene. Eliminates the air > pocket caused by dry filter. If no kerosene, poor old canister filter > diesel into the new filter carefully. The half a pint of unfiltered diesel > will not hurt you. I used left-over Diesel Purge,

Re: [MBZ] LeMans Audi R8

2005-12-11 Thread David Brodbeck
Craig McCluskey wrote: > On Sat, 10 Dec 2005 09:21:03 -0700 "Dave M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>No automatic tranny on that puppy, not even a paddle-shift manual. >>Watch his right hand closely - that's a good ol'-fashioned stick >>shift. > > > I'll admit that there are many times when h

Re: [MBZ] Buying a car in GA and registering it in OK

2005-12-11 Thread Hans Neureiter
Bottom line is, as long as you carry insurance on the vehicle (liability, that is), it makes no difference what plates, if any. And it is help full to be able to proof it is not stolen. All states sell you a 30 day permit for a measly 20 bucks (+/-). Keeps all the guesswork and 'he said' out. O

Re: [MBZ] OT: New word for the day

2005-12-11 Thread David Brodbeck
Mike Canfield wrote: > And the clatter of evry valve and injector is OH SO LUXURIOUS to my > ears...Just depends on how you look at it. I think someone on this list once described it as "the sound of serious work getting done." I agree that it's a nice sound, once you've gotten used to it.

Re: [MBZ] Roy Orbison's 600, collector auction report

2005-12-11 Thread Mitch Haley
A $12k turbo R? It's a good thing I wasn't there. I need $12k more than I need an 8mpg car, but that would be hard to resist.

[MBZ] Car Fax

2005-12-11 Thread Roger Conlon
Hello List I was wondering if some one can run a car fax on a 86 300SDL for me. WDBCB25D8GA276167 Thanks Roger _ On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/categ

Re: [MBZ] Roy Orbison's 600, collector auction report

2005-12-11 Thread Luther Gulseth
most women have a 3 octave range, most males can acomplish 2, rarely 3. If I'm sick, or eat pecan pie, I can cover the better part of 3 octaves and a bit more. On Sat, 10 Dec 2005 19:01:30 -0600, John Ervine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: LT Don wrote: What did Roy have, wasn't it a six oc

Re: [MBZ] Roy Orbison's 600, collector auction report

2005-12-11 Thread John Ervine
LT Don wrote: What did Roy have, wasn't it a six octave range in his voice? Three. Which is still incredibly impressive. I _think_ that doesn't include falsetto, though... -- John L. Ervine 1981 240D 4-spd 268+kmi 1980 300TD 170+kmi 1980 300SD 277+kmi 1977 280S 4-spd 80+kmi

Re: [MBZ] Buying a car in GA and registering it in OK

2005-12-11 Thread tom savage
Russ Williams wrote: Just to be safe have the Seller get the Ga. Title Notarized when you buy the car (DAMHIK). What he said. When I lived in West Virginia, we brought cars into the state from Mississippi and Missouri and registered them with no problem. (Even out-of-state inspection stick

Re: [MBZ] Buying a car in GA and registering it in OK

2005-12-11 Thread Russ Williams
Tom, Check with the Ok DMV to make sure what paper work you will need to have to get it Titled in Ok. Just to be safe have the Seller get the Ga. Title Notarized when you buy the car (DAMHIK). Russ W. '83 240D x 2 Tom Reynolds wrote: Well, as some of you may know by now, I'm buying Howard Gin

Re: [MBZ] Buying a car in GA and registering it in OK

2005-12-11 Thread L . Mark Finch
I suggest checking the Web sites of the Bureaus of Motor Vehicles in both states. You may find some information and even downloadable forms there. A few months ago I bought a car in Florida to register in Indiana. I already knew what the Indiana requirements were -- a title and a bill of sale

Re: [MBZ] Roy Orbison's 600, collector auction report

2005-12-11 Thread LT Don
Not bad for the collection of someone who wore his prescription sunglasses on stage one night because he'd lost his pair of regular glasses. What did Roy have, wasn't it a six octave range in his voice? On 12/11/05, Rich Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Went for $74k at the auction this afte

Re: [MBZ] R8 wotsitdoin?

2005-12-11 Thread RELNGSON
<> It's a hillclimb. RLE

[MBZ] Roy Orbison's 600, collector auction report

2005-12-11 Thread Rich Thomas
Went for $74k at the auction this afternoon. Was black/black, pretty nice shape. Afterwards I talked to the woman who was selling it and she was a bit disappointed that it did not draw more. Oh well. She looked like she did not need the extra few $k. There was another 600, gold with an avoc