[MBZ] 5% discount at Rock Auto

2010-01-17 Thread John Robbins
Thought some of you might like this for your non-MB purchases... http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/hot-deals/370308/ John ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

[MBZ] OT: now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread Jim Cathey
I picked up the tea habit when I was in Taiwan on a business trip in '86 or thereabouts. The one female engineer (rather cute!) in the office took me to a high-end tea supply shop where I got a lesson on oolongs, which I found I liked. Complete with instructions on how to prepare it and taste

Re: [MBZ] OT: now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread Peter Frederick
Proper tea in the UK and American markets disappeared when TV started running a couple short ads every half hour, and in the UK, when there was a few minute gap between shows (as they don't have ads like we do). You can make a cup of crappy tea-bag tea in a couple minutes (boiling water

Re: [MBZ] Getting Alt. Pulley off

2010-01-17 Thread Rich Thomas
You probably need a wheel puller (cheap at HF) to get the pulley off. --R Bob Rentfro wrote: Suppose you're right. The old belt vice grip method worked to a point. I thought there would be a key setting the fan/pulley in place on the shaft. Isn't there one? Bob R On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at

Re: [MBZ] OT: now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread Rich Thomas
http://www.bigelowtea.com/plantation.aspx The only home-grown tea in the US! And quite tasty too. My neighbor! --R Peter Frederick wrote: Proper tea in the UK and American markets disappeared when TV started running a couple short ads every half hour, and in the UK, when there was a few

Re: [MBZ] now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread andrew strasfogel
Nothing like the smoky camel dung flavor of lapsong suchong... On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 12:49 AM, Walt Zarnoch zarnoch...@gmail.com wrote: I bow before an elder much wiser than myself. ;) I'll check those out for sure. What is your opinion on Chai? I prefer a strong brew with very little

Re: [MBZ] OT: now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread Mitch Haley
Rich Thomas wrote: http://www.bigelowtea.com/plantation.aspx The only home-grown tea in the US! And quite tasty too. My neighbor! Is this what you buy if you don't want crumbs/floor sweepings? http://www.bigelowtea.com/Catalog/Category/36/4/Loose+Tea.aspx Mitch.

[MBZ] Messed up 123 glove box door liner and latch

2010-01-17 Thread andrew strasfogel
Does anyone want to part with a spare plastic glove box door liner for a w123 (1985 300td)? I cannot get the door to close because the latching mechanism is buggered irretrievably. I need the plastic liner (123 689 0583) and latching tongue (123 689 0132), preferably still connected and

Re: [MBZ] OT: now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread Rich Thomas
At the plant you can see the leaves come in, they let them dry for a while then they chop them up and do some other stuff (get out the stems, etc.) on this little line they have set up. Then the conveyor takes them to a drying room, where it is left for varying times and temps to get the

Re: [MBZ] Messed up 123 glove box door liner and latch

2010-01-17 Thread Dimitri Seretakis
The plastic liner is only about $20 new. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 17, 2010, at 11:40 AM, andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Does anyone want to part with a spare plastic glove box door liner for a w123 (1985 300td)? I cannot get the door to close because the latching mechanism

Re: [MBZ] Messed up 123 glove box door liner and latch

2010-01-17 Thread Rich Thomas
There are a bunch of 123s in the junkyard I go to, I could go get one from them if you want. Probably wouldn't be much. --R andrew strasfogel wrote: Does anyone want to part with a spare plastic glove box door liner for a w123 (1985 300td)? I cannot get the door to close because the

[MBZ] 1996 Mercedes Diesel LOW MILES - $8900

2010-01-17 Thread Rich Thomas
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Re: [MBZ] OT: now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread Redghost
Being so close to the Canucks, here in Seattle, we just mosey on up and visit Murchie's Tea Room. Vast walls and floor space jammed with teas of all shades and flavors. Don't drink enough of the stuff to make it worth hauling home, since it ages and loses the brightness of flavour I

Re: [MBZ] now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread John Reames
LOL I have a tin of that (twinings,loose) sitting on my desk in my cube at work, next to my old Krups Novo compact... My home machine isn't much newer; a Rancilio Audrey (upgraded with a commercial portafilter) For tea I either drink that, roobios, or chamomile (great for GI woes...)

Re: [MBZ] OT: now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread LarryT
OK, I'll bite ;-) What a oolong? A kind of tea? the flavor? brand? type? (leaves, bags,etc) or what? Thx LarryT OilAnalysis Time? Looking for Weber Parts or Porsche Posters? www.youroil.net -- From: Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net Sent:

Re: [MBZ] 1996 Mercedes Diesel LOW MILES - $8900

2010-01-17 Thread LarryT
Wow! That's looks like a great deal! I think I paid around $7500 for my '91 3 years ago - would love to have a 98! I wonder how build quality compares between the W124 and 98 300D? Anybody have any ideas? Thx LarryT OilAnalysis Time? Looking for Weber Parts or Porsche Posters?

Re: [MBZ] Coolant Leak

2010-01-17 Thread LarryT
Thanks Craig - I never woulda thunk it! ;-) OilAnalysis Time? Looking for Weber Parts or Porsche Posters? www.youroil.net -- From: Craig McCluskey diese...@pisquared.net Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 8:30 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List

Re: [MBZ] Coolant Leak

2010-01-17 Thread LarryT
Thanks for that info! I also have a new WP on the shelf. I changed the T'stat when I bought the car as it was stuck open. I was kind of thinking it was the pump seal too - your experience reinforces that opinion. Was looking at changing the WP but it looks like a lot of work. ;-)

Re: [MBZ] Coolant Leak

2010-01-17 Thread LarryT
The cap on my exp tank was bad and I replaced it a few weeks ago - was hoping that might be causing the leak but no such luck. As you said, they can look good but be bad. When I examined the rubber seal I found it had come apart from the metal parts. Naturally , after I bought one from

Re: [MBZ] 1996 Mercedes Diesel LOW MILES - $8900

2010-01-17 Thread John Reames
That's an early W210. All of the 210's have, or will have rust issues (such as bubbles popping in the middle of panels, nowhere near a chip or scratch). Beware the front spring perches (which have rusted off!), the blower motor regulator (the redesigned one requires a redesigned blower

Re: [MBZ] 1996 Mercedes Diesel LOW MILES - $8900

2010-01-17 Thread Mitch Haley
LarryT wrote: I wonder how build quality compares between the W124 and 98 300D? The ad says 1996. Normally aspirated 24v engine with variable intake tuning and EGR. The butterflies in the intake runners get gunked up and seize. There's also some fun with fuel fittings, and for some reason

Re: [MBZ] now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread Mountain Man
John wrote: For espresso, these days it's either LaVazza Dek or Qualita Oro... I feel like I need to sneak my shots of espresso when I am home so that my son won't mooch them! Where do I purchase LaVazza stuff? I want to find a local shop, but they are all downtown Chicago. I would think

Re: [MBZ] Penetrating Oil - Acetone ATF

2010-01-17 Thread Thomas Savage
Walt Zarnoch wrote: I seem to remember at least one OEM using ATF in their PS system, darned if i can remember which. Mercedes still does, in the G, M, GL, and R-Class. MB sez MB Power Steering Fluid MB Part No. BQ 1 46 0001 or an approved Dexron III ATF The difference being that you pay

[MBZ] R320CDIFILTERS

2010-01-17 Thread WILTON
Son with '07 320CDI just called. 'Just finished reassembling after attempted air filter change. Raleigh stealer sold 'im the wrong filters! Damned big hassle to take it all apart; then have the wrong filters! Wilton ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and

Re: [MBZ] OT: now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread Gary Hurst
i don't see plain tea though, just fancy flavored stuff. drinking fancy flavorwed stuff would make me a dandy! On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: http://www.bigelowtea.com/plantation.aspx The only home-grown tea in the US! And quite

Re: [MBZ] OT: now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread Gary Hurst
this is really of interest to me. it's not about it being the best tea in the world, just like it wasn't about yeungling competing with belgium's finest handmades . if it's as good as a major indian or english, i'd gladly make the switch to the charleston tea. hitherto, your major american tea

Re: [MBZ] now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread Gary Hurst
i don't drink any kind of fancy drink. i maybe add a little lemon or lime to my tea, but otherwise nothing. no sweetener. no milk. nothing. i'll drink it hot in small doses, but large quantities are always consumed over ice. this is just my own trip though, some manly virtues kind of

Re: [MBZ] 1996 Mercedes Diesel LOW MILES - $8900

2010-01-17 Thread Gary Hurst
the 98 is all POS compared to your 124 On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 1:21 PM, LarryT l02tur...@comcast.net wrote: Wow! That's looks like a great deal! I think I paid around $7500 for my '91 3 years ago - would love to have a 98! I wonder how build quality compares between the W124 and 98 300D?

Re: [MBZ] Real heroes

2010-01-17 Thread Curt Raymond
Whoops, turns out I had it backwards, chest compressions are the real deal, rescue breathing may not be. -Curt Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 23:46:56 -0500 From: Hursley hurs...@verizon.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Real heroes Message-ID:

Re: [MBZ] now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread Curt Raymond
Heck yeah! All other bagged teas pale by comparison! -Curt Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 23:56:12 -0500 From: Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com To: Banned List ban...@okiebenz.com,    Mercedes Discussion List     Mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

Re: [MBZ] now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread Curt Raymond
chamomile (great for GI  woes...) I didn't realize... Guess what I'm going to be drinking for awhile. Prilosec seems to irritate my stomach (strange side effect of the acid reducers according to my doc) so I'm on Prevacid lately but it doesn't seem to do the job. Next time I talk to the doc

Re: [MBZ] OT: now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread Jim Cathey
OK, I'll bite ;-) What a oolong? A kind of tea? the flavor? brand? type? (leaves, bags,etc) or what? My understanding is that there's green tea, which is just leaves, dried. Black tea, which is fermented and then dried. Then there's oolong, which is only partially fermented. All are the

[MBZ] Free Parts/Labor Guides For older MBs

2010-01-17 Thread LarryT
Hi all - I have part of a Mitchell Manual - used in shops to determine how many hours of labor can be charged for different jobs. Most of the manual was sold/given away a few years ago but the MB part is still here. It's free to anyone waning it for the shipping cost. It covers early 60s to

Re: [MBZ] Messed up 123 glove box door liner and latch

2010-01-17 Thread andrew strasfogel
Yeah, but how to attach the other piece and spring so that the door closes properly and stays closed? On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 12:02 PM, Dimitri Seretakis dsereta...@yahoo.comwrote: The plastic liner is only about $20 new. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 17, 2010, at 11:40 AM, andrew strasfogel

Re: [MBZ] OT: now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread Rich Thomas
well send me your address and I'll put a few samples in the mail, you can decide if you like then order some from the plantation. --R Gary Hurst wrote: this is really of interest to me. it's not about it being the best tea in the world, just like it wasn't about yeungling competing with

Re: [MBZ] OT: now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread Gary Hurst
gary hurst 1383 fairfield dr lilburn, ga 30047 On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 4:16 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: well send me your address and I'll put a few samples in the mail, you can decide if you like then order some from the plantation. --R Gary Hurst wrote:

Re: [MBZ] now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread Bob Rentfro
Curt Get the GI consult and get an endoscopy so there is no doubt of what's going on. I was flailing like you are, got the referral for the super-fly-lesbian-gut-doctor, had the scope and found the Barrett's Esophagus before it went all cancer on me. I do a protonix each morn and the acid

Re: [MBZ] now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread Peter Frederick
Curt: Assume you are totally lactose intolerant and cut out all lactose containing substances. I've personally come to the conclusion that acid reflux isn't an acid production problem, per se, but a gastric propulsion problem (vapor lock, sort of) as a result of improper fermentation of

Re: [MBZ] now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread John Reames
I use http://www.wholelattelove.com -- John W Reames jwrea...@comcast.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On Jan 17, 2010, at 13:54, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote: John wrote: For espresso, these days it's either LaVazza Dek or Qualita Oro... I feel like I need to sneak

Re: [MBZ] Messed up 123 glove box door liner and latch

2010-01-17 Thread Dimitri Seretakis
I recently replaced that inner plastic glove door piece. It's not that complicated. Just start taking it apart and photograph each step. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 17, 2010, at 4:11 PM, andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah, but how to attach the other piece and spring so that

Re: [MBZ] Messed up 123 glove box door liner and latch

2010-01-17 Thread Dimitri Seretakis
Actually, I think that you are going to have to take it apart anyway if you replace the whole door because the hinges attach to the door. In order to detach them that plastic cover has to come off. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 17, 2010, at 4:47 PM, Dimitri Seretakis dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote:

Re: [MBZ] R320CDIFILTERS

2010-01-17 Thread Mitch Haley
WILTON wrote: Son with '07 320CDI just called. 'Just finished reassembling after attempted air filter change. One would expect a dealer parts counterman to be able to produce the correct scheduled maintenance parts for a three year old car. I wonder if he got the gasser filter instead of

Re: [MBZ] now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread Mitch Haley
A pound of tea is worth how many bags? http://www.amazon.com/Lipton-Yellow-Label-Tea-450g/dp/B000JSQK5C Curt Raymond wrote: Heck yeah! All other bagged teas pale by comparison!

Re: [MBZ] OT: now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread Mitch Haley
Gary Hurst wrote: 1383 fairfield dr Does it look like this? http://tinyurl.com/yj879jf ___ 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

Re: [MBZ] OT: now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread Gary Hurst
that would be a fair representation. i see they have new pics. On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 5:20 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Gary Hurst wrote: 1383 fairfield dr Does it look like this? http://tinyurl.com/yj879jf ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] R320CDIFILTERS

2010-01-17 Thread WILTON
'Zackly; yeah, one would expect. I'm sure son paid well for getting crapped upon, too. Wilton - Original Message - From: Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 4:54 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] R320CDIFILTERS WILTON

Re: [MBZ] OT: now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread Mitch Haley
Gary Hurst wrote: that would be a fair representation. i see they have new pics. So this is after the immigrants creamed the wagon? Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Messed up 123 glove box door liner and latch

2010-01-17 Thread andrew strasfogel
I've already detached the door and removed the plastic liner, The problem is that the metal latch has come apart from the plastic liner and I don't know how to reattach it. On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 4:53 PM, Dimitri Seretakis dsereta...@yahoo.comwrote: Actually, I think that you are going to

Re: [MBZ] R320CDIFILTERS

2010-01-17 Thread Mitch Haley
WILTON wrote: 'Zackly; yeah, one would expect. I'm sure son paid well for getting crapped upon, too. Takes two filters. You know who wants about $40 a pair. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list

Re: [MBZ] OT: now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread Gary Hurst
very probably but the resolution was is too low in the email for me to see. that is the exact position it was parked in. now picture a work van in reverse joy riding around the curve at way too high a speed. if you can follow further down the hill on fairfield (would be to leftward in the bottom

Re: [MBZ] R320CDIFILTERS

2010-01-17 Thread WILTON
He'll try to get future ones from Rusty. Wilton - Original Message - From: Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 5:44 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] R320CDIFILTERS WILTON wrote: 'Zackly; yeah, one would expect. I'm

Re: [MBZ] Gut problems, was: now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread Curt Raymond
Bob/Peter, I'm a victim of my symptoms. I get chest pain on exertion and if I'm stressed/excited (getting a clunker snowmobile to start for instance) at all other times I feel fine. No reflux, no taste (although I've had that before) no indigestion of any kind, no heartburn... So you go to

[MBZ] OT Craigslist templates

2010-01-17 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Does anybody know of a free tool for creating craigslist templates? I guess I would need one that will use photos I have hosted on my server. I have seen some but they all want you to upload for them to host. -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 95 E300, 92 500SEL, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91

Re: [MBZ] 1996 Mercedes Diesel LOW MILES - $8900

2010-01-17 Thread LarryT
re : says 1996. Sorry - I mis-wrote. Thanks! LarryT OilAnalysis Time? Looking for Weber Parts or Porsche Posters? www.youroil.net -- From: Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 1:47 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List

[MBZ] somebody needs to buy this quick

2010-01-17 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
http://tulsa.craigslist.org/cto/1557486376.html -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 95 E300, 92 500SEL, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 350SDL, 91 300D, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL x2, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 85 190D, 84 190D, 84 300D euro manny, 76 240D, 76 300D, http://www.okiebenz.com

[MBZ] Population control

2010-01-17 Thread relngson
Subject: Fw:  Portugese 'Running-of-the-bulls' I've heard of the Running-of-the-Bulls but this is ridiculous. I wonder how many are badly injured or killed during this unbelievable Portugal Só marradas..  It is probably one of the funniest videos I've watched.. When the first video is complete,

Re: [MBZ] Gut problems, was: now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread Dimitri Seretakis
The doctor had no choice but to work up the chest pain. Chest pain = EKG period. A good doctor first rules out what will imminently kill you. And ER docs usually run a battery of tests because they don't like discharging patient to home until they are positive that the patient is OK.

Re: [MBZ] somebody needs to buy this quick

2010-01-17 Thread WILTON
Nope. Wilton - Original Message - From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net To: mercedes Mailing List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 7:17 PM Subject: [MBZ] somebody needs to buy this quick http://tulsa.craigslist.org/cto/1557486376.html -- Kaleb C.

Re: [MBZ] OT: now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 09:53:55 -0600 Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net wrote: Proper tea in the UK and American markets disappeared when TV started running a couple short ads every half hour, and in the UK, when there was a few minute gap between shows (as they don't have ads like we

Re: [MBZ] Messed up 123 glove box door liner and latch

2010-01-17 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:11:09 -0500 andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah, but how to attach the other piece and spring so that the door closes properly and stays closed? I just did that repair on my glovebox door. It broke at one point recently, with the spring jumping the

Re: [MBZ] Messed up 123 glove box door liner and latch

2010-01-17 Thread Dimitri Seretakis
It seems like the glovebox is one of the few flaws of the 123 diesel design. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 17, 2010, at 8:45 PM, Craig McCluskey diese...@pisquared.net wrote: On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:11:09 -0500 andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah, but how to attach the other piece

Re: [MBZ] now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:27:55 -0600 Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net wrote: Curt: Assume you are totally lactose intolerant and cut out all lactose containing substances. I've personally come to the conclusion that acid reflux isn't an acid production problem, per se, but a gastric

Re: [MBZ] Messed up 123 glove box door liner and latch

2010-01-17 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:37:44 -0500 andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: I've already detached the door and removed the plastic liner, The problem is that the metal latch has come apart from the plastic liner and I don't know how to reattach it. Send a picture to the list to show us

Re: [MBZ] OT: now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread Gary Hurst
i haven't gone down the gourmet tea road. like any gourmet road, it's a large investment and you may no longer like yeungling after you make it. but the tempation to take that step over the line from teabag guy to enthusiast is always there On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 8:41 PM, Craig McCluskey

Re: [MBZ] Gut problems, was: now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread Mountain Man
Search for all the food type remedies. Perhaps eat tons of garlic - the former Kiev resident I work with said it is europe's most potent killer of stuff you want dead in your body - i.e. it kills all the bad stuff in your mouth that causes tooth cavities, etc. I have begun taking fresh garlic

Re: [MBZ] Gut problems, was: now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread Dimitri Seretakis
Chewing on garlic? Chicks must be flocking your way! Sent from my iPhone On Jan 17, 2010, at 9:28 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote: Search for all the food type remedies. Perhaps eat tons of garlic - the former Kiev resident I work with said it is europe's most potent killer of

Re: [MBZ] Gut problems, was: now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread Gary Hurst
i've always been a fan of gordon's. way back in they day, i arranged for the knutson brothers to bring gordon to rusty-q. they were quite angry with me and complained that gordon stunk of garlic the whole way. well, yeah, i mean, that is his charm, no? On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 9:28 PM, Mountain

Re: [MBZ] OT: now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread Mountain Man
jabba wrote: i haven't gone down the gourmet tea road. like any gourmet road, it's a large investment and you may no longer like yeungling after you make it. I thought yeungling is a limp wrist beer? - that is, gourmet? I gotta find some in ChiTown. mao

Re: [MBZ] somebody needs to buy this quick

2010-01-17 Thread Gary Hurst
i'm not sure what i'd need such a vehicle for, personally. it's so very big and all. On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 7:17 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.netwrote: http://tulsa.craigslist.org/cto/1557486376.html -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 95 E300, 92 500SEL, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic,

Re: [MBZ] Gut problems, was: now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread Mountain Man
Dimitri wrote: Chewing on garlic? Chicks must be flocking your way! Yep - that don't work. Although, I do like the odor of garlic, really. When my wife eats garlic for whatever reason and has that fine aroma oozing from the pores of her skin - I find it nice, really. mao

Re: [MBZ] Gut problems, was: now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread Mountain Man
jabba wrote: well, yeah, i mean, that is his charm, no? Yeah - and I toned it back for the special event - the HotlantaQ. DBV didn't even make it - he caught wind I was riding along... mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to

Re: [MBZ] OT: now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread Gary Hurst
no, it's not gourmet. it's ordinary guy beer and has been forever. that's the whole point. you become a gourmet like brown and you tell us that yeungling doesn't compare to some extra fancy belgian stuff. when you become an expert you often lose the beauty of things. that is the point let me

Re: [MBZ] Gut problems, was: now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread Gary Hurst
no, the first time was you with both of them. no? it's amazing how long we've all been together that we the details of these events already slip our minds On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 9:39 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote: jabba wrote: well, yeah, i mean, that is his charm, no?

Re: [MBZ] Gut problems, was: now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread Dimitri Seretakis
Mmmm good. Garlic scent oozing from skin. It sure as hell tastes good though. It's just the antisocial aspect of it that can potentially be problematic. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 17, 2010, at 9:38 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote: Dimitri wrote: Chewing on garlic? Chicks must

Re: [MBZ] OT: now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread Mountain Man
jabba wrote: no, it's not gourmet. it's ordinary guy beer and has been forever. that's the whole point. you become a gourmet like brown and you tell us that yeungling doesn't compare to some extra fancy belgian stuff. Yeah, well - that is what gourmet is, eh? What do I want with some idiot

Re: [MBZ] Gut problems, was: now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread Mountain Man
Dimitri wrote: Mmmm good. Garlic scent oozing from skin. I heard that this is what garlic does - it comes out from your skin as odor - good or bad. I think most people are like what you say - they find garlic odor as anti-social, so ya just gotta be careful. I think garlic is a wonderful odor.

Re: [MBZ] Gut problems, was: now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread Mountain Man
jabba wrote: no, the first time was you with both of them. no? They were both supposed to come, but only DBT was in the car - the newly repaired TD that hit a deer. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list

Re: [MBZ] Gut problems

2010-01-17 Thread Curt Raymond
Sure and I'm not concerned about that, we did a stress test that came back negative, great. Then he put me on naproxin which aggravated my gut which led to Protonix which made an improvement and Prilosec which got more improvement and finally Prevacid which is not as good for me. The thing is

Re: [MBZ] somebody needs to buy this quick

2010-01-17 Thread Curt Raymond
If it were closer I'd grab that thing for sure. The rust doesn't look so bad, not nearly as bad as my 240D anyway. -Curt Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:33:58 -0500 From: WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] somebody needs to buy this quick

Re: [MBZ] filters

2010-01-17 Thread relngson
Son with '07 320CDI just called. .. If he used the term CDI, he may have confused the poor counterman since the '07 is called Bluetec. RLE ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Gut problems

2010-01-17 Thread Curt Raymond
I keep forgetting to eat some yoghurt, we've got it in the house, my wife eats it, I just forget. I'm one of a small group that really don't care about garlic. Its fine, I don't mind it but its not my go-to seasoning... I'm Finnish, our go-to seasoning is just to leave it bland... ;) I told

Re: [MBZ] bad breath

2010-01-17 Thread relngson
I have begun taking fresh garlic bulb chewed up with good high fat yogurt every morning - for grins... That should clear out the office. RLE ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Gut problems

2010-01-17 Thread Peter Frederick
Curt: Angina is a result of blood flow deficiency to the heart due to constricted arteries. Low oxygen will give the same results -- maybe you have a breathing problem! I have gotten much too large around the middle, and have problems breathing if I'm bent over, and intestinal gas

Re: [MBZ] Gut problems

2010-01-17 Thread Peter Frederick
But if it's all in your head and camomile tea makes it better, so what, it's hardly poison! Probably better for you than Prilosec or any other proton pump inhibitor, they DO have side effects! Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go

Re: [MBZ] filters

2010-01-17 Thread WILTON
'Don't know what term he used when he asked for them; I wasn't there, but he DOES know what vehicle he has, and I'd bet a lot that he asked for filters for HIS vehicle just as he has before. 'Don't think I've ever heard 'im call it either one. I don't know, but I thought they started calling

Re: [MBZ] bad breath

2010-01-17 Thread Mountain Man
RLE wrote: That should clear out the office. A one man office is a beautiful thing. I gotta pass the kiss from woman at the door, otherwise I don't go to the office. If she has no comment? - I'm good to go. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used

Re: [MBZ] Gut problems

2010-01-17 Thread Mountain Man
Curt wrote: I'm one of a small group that really don't care about garlic. Its fine, I don't mind it but its not my go-to seasoning... I'm Finnish, our go-to seasoning is just to leave it bland... ;) Oh, I'm not speaking of garlic as go to seasoning. I mean, garlic as the main course - at

[MBZ] OT: Muffler design?

2010-01-17 Thread Curt Raymond
Anybody know anything about muffler design? I've got an old snowmobile that the muffler is NLA and a strange enough design that nothing else will work right. I bought a muffler from a Cub Cadet tractor and its okay but still too loud. It looks like that muffler is just a can with a tube that has

Re: [MBZ] now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread OK Don
I've been brewing loose leaf Keemun and Darjeeling at work in these - http://www.coffeeam.com/minpapfil.html for hot tea. No muss, no fuss - just lift the little rod and dump the leaves and filter in the trash. I have a dedicated coffee maker at home that is used to brew hot tea - as if it was

Re: [MBZ] Frankenheap weldery

2010-01-17 Thread Jim Cathey
I stopped by a muffler shop Friday and nabbed some cut-offs. (2-3 inch pieces of new pipe.) I also bought more flux-core welding wire for the Hobart. Ten pounds this time, $55 for the 0.035. I'd lost a rubber exhaust hanger with the muffler Thursday. As I was at the U-Pull I got a couple

Re: [MBZ] Gut problems, was: now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread Dieselhead
I was wondering why everyone stays at least 50 feet UPwind from you. Search for all the food type remedies. Perhaps eat tons of garlic - the former Kiev resident I work with said it is europe's most potent killer of stuff you want dead in your body - i.e. it kills all the bad stuff in your

[MBZ] M103 oil filter and OM602 alternator

2010-01-17 Thread OK Don
I decided that it's time to change the oil in the 300E - therfore the filter needs to be changed at the same time ( first time for me on this car). I found the oil filter - in approximately the same location it is on the OM60x engines. However, it's a small diameter screw-on filter, almost under

Re: [MBZ] Gut problems, was: now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread Rich Thomas
This is not banned so I can't say what your advice is. --R Mountain Man wrote: Search for all the food type remedies. Perhaps eat tons of garlic - the former Kiev resident I work with said it is europe's most potent killer of stuff you want dead in your body - i.e. it kills all the bad stuff

Re: [MBZ] filters

2010-01-17 Thread John Freer
There was no R Class Bluetec in 2007. http://autos.yahoo.com/mercedes_benz_r_class_r320_cdi/ On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 7:05 PM, relng...@aol.com wrote: Son with '07 320CDI just called. .. If he used the term CDI, he may have confused the poor counterman since the '07 is called Bluetec.

Re: [MBZ] Frankenheap weldery

2010-01-17 Thread Dimitri Seretakis
That car really is a frankenheap with all that patchwork! Do you have any recent photos of this car? I'm sure Ive seen it before but that was years ago. I need to get motivated to get my 220D back on the road. I started with an extensive trunk floor and quarter panel rust repair project 5

Re: [MBZ] Frankenheap weldery

2010-01-17 Thread Dimitri Seretakis
Well now that the entire trunk floor is out I have a nice view of the differential and rear axle shafts. The right side boot is torn and I'm sure that the sandblasting that I did way back when didn't help matters since sand probably found it's way into the torn boot. I figure it needs a new

Re: [MBZ] Gut problems

2010-01-17 Thread John Reames
Chamomile does wonders with gas that doesn't want to move... I made a pint of it (extra strong, from 1 bag, with 2-3tsp of tirbinado sugar) iced it down to just warm, put it into a sippy cup and gave it to my 3yr old who woke up (screaming) with gas pains. He took a few sips and a low

Re: [MBZ] Gut problems

2010-01-17 Thread Peter Frederick
I wish I'd know that camomile tea fixed colic in infants when my niece was small -- she howled pretty much non-stop for a year and a half, bor thing. I may have to try it myself! Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to

Re: [MBZ] M103 oil filter and OM602 alternator

2010-01-17 Thread Dieselhead
I think I took the old one out by hand or with channel locks. I can't remember. I know I never had any special tool. The new one can be turned on tight enough by hand. I have a couple of new oil filters left over from the M102. I will make you or lt don a deal in spring. I decided

Re: [MBZ] Gut problems, was: now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-17 Thread Mountain Man
--R- wrote: This is not banned so I can't say what your advice is. change the address to banned and post - I'm interested. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

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