[MBZ] A couple of OT links to wile away the time

2009-08-10 Thread Hendrik & Fay
http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2009/08/10/473536.html puts a whole new spin oh gas guzzlers http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330350073468&viewitem= Kinda false advertising and I doubt the film will be much of a success http://www.tmz.com/2007/05/04/dukes-of-hazard-

Re: [MBZ] had a brain flash (or brain fart) today

2009-08-10 Thread Donald Snook
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[MBZ] Embarassing fixes.

2009-08-10 Thread winmutt
I have ignored 2 issues on my car for many moons now, sometimes failing starter and sometimes faling back window. I assumed the worst for both, sticky solenoid for the starter and bad wiring for the window. With the starter I would hit it with ye old 9 iron and it would start fine. The window s

Re: [MBZ] Embarassing fixes.

2009-08-10 Thread Mitch Haley
winmutt wrote: I started testing the switch at the door and found the + signal dead on g+b wire. Tracked it down to just a dirty switch at the center console, another easy fix! Console switches, old fuses and bent regulators probably account for 95% of our power window problems. Mitch. __

Re: [MBZ] had a brain flash (or brain fart) today

2009-08-10 Thread Kevin
I saw something similar on the rubicon a couple months ago. A guy who lives about an hour from here put a 617 in an FJ-40 landcruiser, and fabbed an adapter to hook it up to a GM SM-420 four speed, for which adapters to the landcruiser split case exist. Looked to be fairly well sorted out, and I

Re: [MBZ] very OT - i/o problem on a SD mini

2009-08-10 Thread Bill R
I did that first. Using the adaptor the computer won't read it, but it never will read a mini with the adaptor. Using it in another handheld that uses an SD does not show anything either. Much to my surprise I got the key for the site to download the dozens of items I thought were lost, so it i

Re: [MBZ] Adjusting the W123 injection pump dampener screw

2009-08-10 Thread andrew strasfogel
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Re: [MBZ] very OT - i/o problem on a SD mini

2009-08-10 Thread Rich Thomas
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Re: [MBZ] Embarassing fixes.

2009-08-10 Thread andrew strasfogel
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Re: [MBZ] Adjusting the W123 injection pump dampener screw

2009-08-10 Thread Mitch Haley
andrew strasfogel wrote: Brilliant! How do these things ever wear out to the point they need to be replaced? I don't know if the spring takes a set, or if it's just nicer to have the updated version with a longer/stronger spring. Mitch. ___ http://www.ok

Re: [MBZ] Tranny shifting problem!!

2009-08-10 Thread Bill R
I don't think this is applicable to your situation, but anyone with tranny problems might end up reading it. Manfred just about cured my transmission shift problems by doing some exact measurements on the throttle linkages. I had been having some problems with it since I had the tranny replaced a

Re: [MBZ] Adjusting the W123 injection pump dampener screw

2009-08-10 Thread andrew strasfogel
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[MBZ] Why are my messages...

2009-08-10 Thread B Dike
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Re: [MBZ] Why are my messages...

2009-08-10 Thread Rich Thomas
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Re: [MBZ] Why are my messages...

2009-08-10 Thread Rich Thomas
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Re: [MBZ] had a brain flash (or brain fart) today

2009-08-10 Thread Curt Raymond
ransfer case > behind the mbz tranny. > > How did Brian Roth do the Toyota Hi-Lux drivetrain on his 300TD? > Did he adapt the Toyota 5sp to the 617, or did he adapt a divorced transfer > case to the mbz 722 tranny? > > Mitch. > ------ next part --

Re: [MBZ] O/T Concrete Mixer Trivia

2009-08-10 Thread Curt Raymond
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Re: [MBZ] had a brain flash (or brain fart) today

2009-08-10 Thread Curt Raymond
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Re: [MBZ] had a brain flash (or brain fart) today

2009-08-10 Thread Curt Raymond
gt; interested in 2WD... which makes me curious; why bother with a J**p if > it's not 4WD? Maybe get an old 2WD Willys and pretend you're Hawkeye Pierce? Mitch. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/piperm

Re: [MBZ] had a brain flash (or brain fart) today

2009-08-10 Thread Mitch Haley
Curt Raymond wrote: Was there ever a 2wd CJ? It really negates most of the point... Assuming there wasn't a 2wd you'll have to do something about the front axle. I wouldn't feel good about spinning the input yoke with nothing attached. The Commando (CJ-6?) that I drove in high school had loc

Re: [MBZ] had a brain flash (or brain fart) today

2009-08-10 Thread Curt Raymond
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Re: [MBZ] had a brain flash (or brain fart) today

2009-08-10 Thread Mitch Haley
Curt Raymond wrote: In the later books Hawkeye had a Jeep station wagon with a plow. That'd be 4wd. Hawkeye was from Maine remember, he'd have always had 4wd... I was thinking the M38 used in the Korean Police Action was 2wd. Did I get that wrong? Mitch. __

Re: [MBZ] Tranny shifting problem!!

2009-08-10 Thread John P. English
Bill, Thanks for sharing. John -- From: "Bill R" Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 11:47 AM To: "'Mercedes Discussion List'" Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tranny shifting problem!! I don't think this is applicable to your situation, but anyone with tranny pr

[MBZ] Non - Benz OT : Mechanic needed for a Durango

2009-08-10 Thread Bill R
Thanks - BillR -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090810/bde54165/attachment.html> ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebe

Re: [MBZ] Non - Benz OT : Mechanic needed for a Durango

2009-08-10 Thread Thomas Savage
Bill R wrote: My daughter and SIl have a Dodge Durango [maybe 5 years old?] with a non functioning AC. It was just the fan, and cooled OK when moving, but I think it is more involved than that now. Can't help with a mechanic, but if only the fan has given up, it is most likely the blower m

[MBZ] Way OT - fixing a humidistat guge

2009-08-10 Thread andrew strasfogel
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[MBZ] [Fwd: Today's Diesel Prices]

2009-08-10 Thread Mitch Haley
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Re: [MBZ] Way OT - fixing a humidistat guge

2009-08-10 Thread R A Bennell
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Re: [MBZ] had a brain flash (or brain fart) today

2009-08-10 Thread Rich Thomas
Go find a clunker with the engine trashed, buy it for scrap value, and start having some fun. --R From: Wonko the Sane Subject: [MBZ] had a brain flash (or brain fart) today To: Mercedes Discussion List Message-ID: <61dfb08b0908091708v3597c441kef70f2e190911...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Ty

Re: [MBZ] Non - Benz OT : Mechanic needed for a Durango

2009-08-10 Thread Bill R
Thanks Tom - I'll pass it along. BillR -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Thomas Savage Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 2:35 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Non - Benz OT : Mechanic needed for a Durang

[MBZ] [Fwd: Today's Gasoline Prices]

2009-08-10 Thread Mitch Haley
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Re: [MBZ] had a brain flash (or brain fart) today

2009-08-10 Thread Curt Raymond
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Re: [MBZ] Way OT - fixing a humidistat guge

2009-08-10 Thread andrew strasfogel
t > THAT humid now. > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Airguide-Temperature-Thermometer-Humidity-Desk_W0QQitemZ290337188397QQcmdZViewItemQQptZ > LH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item439971ea2d&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 > -- next part -- > An HTML attachment was

Re: [MBZ] had a brain flash (or brain fart) today

2009-08-10 Thread Curt Raymond
remember, he'd have always had 4wd... I was thinking the M38 used in the Korean Police Action was 2wd. Did I get that wrong? Mitch. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/at

Re: [MBZ] Embarassing fixes.

2009-08-10 Thread winmutt
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Re: [MBZ] Way OT - fixing a humidistat guge

2009-08-10 Thread R A Bennell
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Re: [MBZ] Embarassing fixes.

2009-08-10 Thread tyler
I've got an embarrassing fix- The other day I was "stuck" in downtown Los Angeles at night in my Volvo 740 Turbo wagon. The solenoid would only click- not turn the motor over, and to make matters worse I was parked too far from the curb on a busy street. Horns would blare as soon as I got the d

Re: [MBZ] Embarassing fixes.

2009-08-10 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 3:16 PM, tyler wrote: > 5 foot sledge hammer, That sounds like a useful item to have with you if you expect to be in downtown LA at night A little cumbersome to swing under the car, though. ;) Alex ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For ne

Re: [MBZ] Embarassing fixes.

2009-08-10 Thread Mitch Haley
Alex Chamberlain wrote: On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 3:16 PM, tyler wrote: 5 foot sledge hammer, That sounds like a useful item to have with you if you expect to be in downtown LA at night A little cumbersome to swing under the car, though. ;) Some guys from Winnipeg wrote a song about that:

Re: [MBZ] 220D Head Removal - Epilogue

2009-08-10 Thread Peter Frederick
You may just need a new rod. Note that the 616 engine will NOT fit in a W115 chassis unless you remove the fender brace -- hte oil filter housing is in the wrong place. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To sear

Re: [MBZ] had a brain flash (or brain fart) today

2009-08-10 Thread Wonko the Sane
Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- The young officer thought it very odd that his captain seemed to trust and confide in his chiefs more than his wardroom, but mustang officers had their own ways. -- Tom C

Re: [MBZ] had a brain flash (or brain fart) today

2009-08-10 Thread Wonko the Sane
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[MBZ] Cash for clunkers hits home

2009-08-10 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
So today I was over in OKC helping the manager out there with some setups on some dealerships and was at the Bob Moore Mazda store in Edmund (for OK Don reference) and was looking at their big pile of cash for clunker cars in the back. I was sickened to discover a couple of very nice 420SEL's,

[MBZ] [Fwd: [db] "How to ruin a perfectly good engine" (fwd)]

2009-08-10 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
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Re: [MBZ] Dual Chains in 380SLs

2009-08-10 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
84 Bob Rentfro wrote: When did they start putting dual chains in the 380SLs? Bob R -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: ___

Re: [MBZ] O/T Concrete Mixer Trivia

2009-08-10 Thread Hendrik & Fay
Yeah but they don't fully wash out the bowl, do they? Having done that a couple of times, I know how much water and time is required to get the bowl clean. Hendrik with a little cement (or should that be concrete?) mixer Curt Raymond wrote: On the ground. Usually right by the work site, clean

Re: [MBZ] Cash for clunkers hits home

2009-08-10 Thread LarryT
Kaleb wrote <> They were talking about the same thing on the radio today - they said "numerous cars with less than 10,00 miles on them" were going to the crusher - and they thought it was a real shame to crush them. Someone else said only the engine was being crushed - the rest could be pa

Re: [MBZ] had a brain flash (or brain fart) today

2009-08-10 Thread diesel john
it's been done before, more or less...someone down in New Orleans stuffed a benz TD into an MJ, similar to a CJ7 in many ways. Gotchas are the oil pan / front axle / steering... of course mating trans/xfr case, but all doable. john - --

[MBZ] FW: [Fwd: FW: Smart Car?]

2009-08-10 Thread Scott Ritchey
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Re: [MBZ] Cash for clunkers hits home

2009-08-10 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
I am afraid the used car and parts business will be hurt pretty bad for quite a while. LarryT wrote: Kaleb wrote <> They were talking about the same thing on the radio today - they said "numerous cars with less than 10,00 miles on them" were going to the crusher - and they thought it was

Re: [MBZ] O/T Concrete Mixer Trivia

2009-08-10 Thread WILTON
Concrete; cement holds the aggregate together to make concrete. ;<)) Wilton - Original Message - From: "Hendrik & Fay" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 5:26 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] O/T Concrete Mixer Trivia Yeah but they don't fully wash out the bow

Re: [MBZ] Cash for clunkers hits home

2009-08-10 Thread WILTON
Another pity. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Kaleb C. Striplin" To: "Banned List" ; "mercedes Mailing List" Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 7:44 PM Subject: [MBZ] Cash for clunkers hits home So today I was over in OKC helping the manager out there with some setups on some deale

Re: [MBZ] Cash for clunkers hits home

2009-08-10 Thread WILTON
There was the new housing bubble; now the new car bubble. Wilton - Original Message - From: "LarryT" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 7:58 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Cash for clunkers hits home Kaleb wrote <> They were talking about the same thing on the

Re: [MBZ] [Fwd: [db] "How to ruin a perfectly good engine" (fwd)]

2009-08-10 Thread LarryT
removed an attachment of type IMAGE/JPEG which had a NAME of image003.jpg] [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type IMAGE/GIF which had a NAME of image002.gif] -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 95 E300, 92 500SEL, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 300D, 91 300E, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL x2, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro

Re: [MBZ] Cash for clunkers hits home

2009-08-10 Thread Wonko the Sane
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Re: [MBZ] had a brain flash (or brain fart) today

2009-08-10 Thread Curt Raymond
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Re: [MBZ] O/T Concrete Mixer Trivia

2009-08-10 Thread Curt Raymond
ually right by the work site, cleanup is easy once it > hardens... > > -Curt -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090810/d95d8e9c/attachment.html> ___

Re: [MBZ] FW: [Fwd: FW: Smart Car?]

2009-08-10 Thread Greg Fiorentino
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Re: [MBZ] had a brain flash (or brain fart) today

2009-08-10 Thread Greg Fiorentino
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Re: [MBZ] Death by Smart

2009-08-10 Thread RELNGSON
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Re: [MBZ] Death by Smart

2009-08-10 Thread Wonko the Sane
highly touted safety cell? > > The people that buy these things never consider crashes with real vehicles. > > RLE > > > -- next part -- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes

Re: [MBZ] O/T Concrete Mixer Trivia

2009-08-10 Thread Hendrik & Fay
Ahhh hah but I also mix up mortar in it and technically concrete is the final result of mixing cement, aggregate and water. Hendrik WILTON wrote: Concrete; cement holds the aggregate together to make concrete. ;<)) Wilton ___ http://www.okiebenz.co

Re: [MBZ] Cash for clunkers hits home

2009-08-10 Thread LarryT
ailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- The young officer thought it very odd that his captain seemed to trust and confide in his chiefs more than his wardroom, but mustang officers had their own ways. -- Tom Clancy, Clear and Present Danger. -- next part --

[MBZ] Had a brain flash/short

2009-08-10 Thread WILTON
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Re: [MBZ] O/T Concrete Mixer Trivia

2009-08-10 Thread WILTON
Yes, certainment, total mixture = concrete, with only part of it cement. As you've indicated, too many of us call the total mixture "cement" or "sea-ment" around here. ;< Wilton - Original Message - From: "Hendrik & Fay" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Tuesday, August 1

Re: [MBZ] Cash for clunkers hits home

2009-08-10 Thread Thomas Savage
LarryT wrote: Those owners are going to be disappointed going from a 420SEL to a Honda Fit! The Ford Explorer is the most-clunked vehicle of the program. I'm willing to sacrifice a few 420SELs for that. Tom ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and u

Re: [MBZ] Death by Smart

2009-08-10 Thread Kevin
Yeah. I know someone who survived the semi sandwich in a minivan. Messed him up and good, with the most damage coming from submarining the seatbelt and having his knees hit the dash. On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 07:43:30PM -0500, Wonko the Sane wrote: > Breaking my rule ... > > A collision by almost

Re: [MBZ] O/T Concrete Mixer Trivia

2009-08-10 Thread Peter T. Arnold
be concrete?) mixer Curt Raymond wrote: On the ground. Usually right by the work site, cleanup is easy once it hardens... -Curt -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090

Re: [MBZ] Death by Smart

2009-08-10 Thread Wonko the Sane
ancy, Clear and Present Danger. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090810/cb208ab1/attachment.html> ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used

Re: [MBZ] Cash for clunkers hits home

2009-08-10 Thread Wonko the Sane
y, 81 240D, 80 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, >>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>> >>>>> ___ >>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>>>> To

Re: [MBZ] Had a brain flash/short - tow away zones

2009-08-10 Thread Bill R
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Re: [MBZ] Cash for clunkers hits home

2009-08-10 Thread Wonko the Sane
z.com >>>>> >>>>> ___ >>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>> >>>>

Re: [MBZ] FW: [Fwd: FW: Smart Car?]

2009-08-10 Thread Rich Thomas
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Re: [MBZ] Death by Smart

2009-08-10 Thread Curt Raymond
ety cell? The people that buy these things never consider crashes with real vehicles. RLE -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090810/89f6119b/attachment.html>

Re: [MBZ] had a brain flash (or brain fart) today

2009-08-10 Thread Rich Thomas
running condition, the other was a nearly-intact parts car (with a bad engine). Thus my daydream ... -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090810/d89c27af/attachment.h

Re: [MBZ] Cash for clunkers hits home

2009-08-10 Thread Curt Raymond
f all kinds) Vs a 4mpg differential.  Even at $4/gal it will take a long time to pay for the difference.   Don't feel like firing up the calculator but maybe later - ;-) LArryT 91 30oD -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okieb

Re: [MBZ] [Fwd: [db] "How to ruin a perfectly good engine" (fwd)]

2009-08-10 Thread Rich Thomas
age002.gif] -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 95 E300, 92 500SEL, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 300D, 91 300E, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL x2, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 85 190D, 84 190D, 84 300D euro manny, 81 240D, 80 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, http://www.okiebenz.com -- next part -- An embedde

Re: [MBZ] Cash for clunkers hits home

2009-08-10 Thread Curt Raymond
the 300E, you have my email address. I can run my own Clunkers for Idiots program. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090810/a850a27e/attachment.html> __

Re: [MBZ] Death by Smart

2009-08-10 Thread Mountain Man
RLE wrote: > The people that buy these things never consider crashes with real vehicles. I'm game for a Smart car, nonetheless. I don't plan to drive between two big trucks - I just need to get to work. My clunker wouldn't kwalify for cash toward a smart - too bad, I might be tempted. I mean, if y

Re: [MBZ] FW: [Fwd: FW: Smart Car?]

2009-08-10 Thread Benz Hogs
available URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090810/9993a83f/attachment.jpg> -- Luther KB5QHUAlma, Ark '87 300SDL (281,xxx mi) '85 Ford F250 6.9 diesel (x59,xxx mi) BioBeast '82 300CD (183 kmi) '82 300D (74 kmi) getting donor eng

Re: [MBZ] O/T Concrete Mixer Trivia

2009-08-10 Thread Rich Thomas
And sand, you need sand. --R Hendrik & Fay wrote: Ahhh hah but I also mix up mortar in it and technically concrete is the final result of mixing cement, aggregate and water. Hendrik WILTON wrote: Concrete; cement holds the aggregate together to make concrete. ;<)) Wilton

Re: [MBZ] FW: [Fwd: FW: Smart Car?]

2009-08-10 Thread andrew strasfogel
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Re: [MBZ] had a brain flash (or brain fart) today

2009-08-10 Thread Wonko the Sane
was a nearly-intact parts car >>> (with >>> a bad engine). >>> >>> Thus my daydream ... >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > -- next part -- > An HTML attachment was

Re: [MBZ] Cash for clunkers hits home

2009-08-10 Thread andrew strasfogel
s about a month early on the requirement to own the trade in > for a year. > > That said, if anyone wants to offer me $4500 for the 300E, you have my > email > address. I can run my own Clunkers for Idiots program. > > > > > -- next part -- &

Re: [MBZ] Death by Smart

2009-08-10 Thread andrew strasfogel
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Re: [MBZ] Cash for clunkers hits home

2009-08-10 Thread Wonko the Sane
my own Clunkers for Idiots program. > > > > > -- next part -- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090810/a850a27e/attachment.html > > > __

Re: [MBZ] Cash for clunkers hits home

2009-08-10 Thread OK Don
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Re: [MBZ] Cash for clunkers hits home

2009-08-10 Thread Rich Thomas
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Re: [MBZ] Death by Smart

2009-08-10 Thread Wonko the Sane
chives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > -- next part -- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://okieb

Re: [MBZ] Cash for clunkers hits home

2009-08-10 Thread OK Don
o miles round trip per day. > > > -- > OK Don > Pair of W124 300D 2.5 Turbos > > -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090810/c6e8e511/attachment.html>

Re: [MBZ] had a brain flash (or brain fart) today

2009-08-10 Thread Rich Thomas
4" or 6" lift? --R diesel john wrote: it's been done before, more or less...someone down in New Orleans stuffed a benz TD into an MJ, similar to a CJ7 in many ways. Gotchas are the oil pan / front axle / steering... of course mating trans/xfr case, but all doable. john _

Re: [MBZ] O/T Concrete Mixer Trivia

2009-08-10 Thread WILTON
Of course, that's part of "aggregate." ;< Wilton - Original Message - From: "Rich Thomas" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 9:56 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] O/T Concrete Mixer Trivia And sand, you need sand. --R Hendrik & Fay wrote: Ahhh hah but I also

[MBZ] 4Matic?

2009-08-10 Thread John Ingram
What is 4Matic? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Had a brain flash/short

2009-08-10 Thread WILTON
the rush hour traffic trying to get around that car? (BTW, my friend was driver-in-command, but I split the ticket with him - I paid $60, he paid $40 - he swears that I "ordered" him to park there.) Wilton -- next part ------ An HTML attachment was scrubb

Re: [MBZ] Cash for clunkers hits home

2009-08-10 Thread Russ Williams
According to a guy I know that's a Salesman at a local Toybox Dealer. The engines Must be Destroyed but the car can be used for parts. Some recyclers are hacking out all High Dollar parts the crushing what's left. Others are putting them in the U-Pull inventory after removing the seized engine whi

Re: [MBZ] soo helpful....

2009-08-10 Thread RELNGSON
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Re: [MBZ] clunkers

2009-08-10 Thread RELNGSON
ty insurance. RLE > > -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090810/5fc6320b/attachment.html> ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okieb

Re: [MBZ] Cash for clunkers hits home

2009-08-10 Thread Mitch Haley
Russ Williams wrote: Last week he took in a 2007 Ford F-250 w/PowerChoke All Maxed out for a Prius. No go figure that one. Truck only had 22k m on it. Good Grief. If the customer wanted $4500 trade-in on that, the dealer made a fortune. If the dealer processed the paperwork to scrap a $20,000

Re: [MBZ] 4Matic?

2009-08-10 Thread OK Don
Four wheel drive. On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 9:10 PM, John Ingram wrote: > What is 4Matic? > > -- > OK Don > Pair of W124 300D 2.5 Turbos > > -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.

Re: [MBZ] clunkers

2009-08-10 Thread Kevin
On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 10:42:08PM -0400, relng...@aol.com wrote: > I'm also wondering how many of those tattered old dogs carried liability > insurance. Had to have valid registration and insurance for the preceeding calendar year. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

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