Re: [MBZ] OT B-52 luxuries

2011-01-29 Thread Rich Thomas
http://zapatopi.net/afdb/ On 1/28/2011 11:42 PM, Walt Zarnoch wrote: Walt, who has a Geiger counter, but not a tin foil hat.;) ___ 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] 300td engine

2011-01-29 Thread John Reames
Yeah it was nasty. In Baltimore we got about 10. We had thundersnow for several hours. It was building up on the hood as I drove and the wiper just pushed it out of the way. Interstate 83 was shut down for 11 hours. It was heavy enough that you did not need snow shoes to keep from sinking

[MBZ] CL WTF

2011-01-29 Thread Rich Thomas
http://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/2184088093.html Looking for a Mercedes E320 Wagon Diesel. Prefer a Manual Transmission, but automatic is also of interest. Prefer under 100K miles, but will also consider a higher mileage if maintenance record is good. Please feel free to contact me from

[MBZ] OT CL -- But I want to trade!

2011-01-29 Thread Rich Thomas
http://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/2183857309.html BACKHALF 1983 CHEVY S-10 - $2800 --R ___ 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

Re: [MBZ] CL WTF

2011-01-29 Thread Mitch Haley
Rich Thomas wrote: http://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/2184088093.html Looking for a Mercedes E320 Wagon Diesel. Prefer a Manual Transmission, but automatic is also of interest. Prefer under 100K miles, but will also consider a higher mileage if maintenance record is good. And I want a

Re: [MBZ] OT B-52 luxuries

2011-01-29 Thread WILTON
Oh, they FOUND it; just couldn't get to it because of the hole that just got deeper and deeper and under water, mud, sand, etc. Pumps couldn't overcome the water intrusion (well, the many pumps they were using, anyway. Wilton - Original Message - From: John Reames

Re: [MBZ] OT B-52 luxuries

2011-01-29 Thread Curt Raymond
Speaking of which is that abomination going to make it to ChowdaQ in September? I'm sure we of the committee could come up with a special award... -Curt Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 23:42:54 -0500 From: Walt Zarnoch zarnoch...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re:

Re: [MBZ] 300td engine ??? Snowfall

2011-01-29 Thread Craig
On Fri, 28 Jan 2011 23:50:29 -0500 andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Randy, you measure snow in centimeters so it always sounds worse than it really is. ;) Sort of like the attached picture? Craig -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed...

Re: [MBZ] 300td engine ??? Snowfall

2011-01-29 Thread R A Bennell
15 cm between breakfast and lunch yesterday morning - so about 6 inches. I know it was ankle deep on the parking lot and I spent some time behind the snowblower last evening. Running out of places to put it. Randy On 28/01/2011 10:50 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote: Randy, you measure snow in

Re: [MBZ] 300td engine ??? Snowfall

2011-01-29 Thread andrew strasfogel
Ok Randy, now i am a believer! On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 1:08 PM, R A Bennell b...@mts.net wrote: 15 cm between breakfast and lunch yesterday morning - so about 6 inches. I know it was ankle deep on the parking lot and I spent some time behind the snowblower last evening. Running out of places

Re: [MBZ] finding the ground

2011-01-29 Thread Scott Ritchey
The newest F-16s (block 50) were designed in the late 80s, if that tells you anything about the technology baseline. Scott Ritchey 1982 300SD 230k mi -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Rich Thomas Sent: Friday,

Re: [MBZ] F-16 Dead-Stick Landing.......

2011-01-29 Thread Scott Ritchey
And also fly by hydraulics Scott Ritchey 1982 300SD 230k mi -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of John Reames Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 00:22 To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] F-16 Dead-Stick

Re: [MBZ] F-16 Dead-Stick Landing.......

2011-01-29 Thread Scott Ritchey
You got it. The hydrazine system still works when nothing else does. Scott Ritchey 1982 300SD 230k mi -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Barry Stark Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 10:46 To: 'Mercedes Discussion

[MBZ] Another day another wheel bearing

2011-01-29 Thread Curt Raymond
Does whup whup whup in time with the car's speed sound like a wheel bearing? I thought it might and as my wife and I both pointed to the right front of the car as the source of the sound I figured I'd give it a shot. This is on my '78 240D. The bearings looked merely okay and as they had both

Re: [MBZ] Another day another wheel bearing

2011-01-29 Thread Peter Frederick
Brown would be fried grease, likely they were bad. Peter ___ 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:

Re: [MBZ] Another day another wheel bearing

2011-01-29 Thread Dan Penoff
Wheel bearings usually make a grinding sound or a whining noise. What you describe sounds more like a bad belt in your tire. Dan Sent from my iPod On Jan 29, 2011, at 3:23 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: Does whup whup whup in time with the car's speed sound like a wheel

Re: [MBZ] Another day another wheel bearing

2011-01-29 Thread Peter Frederick
They can also run loose, allowing the tire to rotate off axis -- sounds just like a bad belt. Peter ___ 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

Re: [MBZ] F-16 Dead-Stick Landing.......

2011-01-29 Thread John Reames
Aren't most planes more or less fly by hydraulic; there are cables/wires that run from the stick to hydraulic control units at he various control surfaces... With the F16, the stick is mounted on a couple of strain gauges; the computers sit between the stick and the actuators at the control

Re: [MBZ] Another day another wheel bearing

2011-01-29 Thread John Reames
Or a bad cv joint... Or if it's only at speeds 10-15mph, it could be the leading edge of an undercar plastic (sound) panel flapping and slapping the underside of the car... Missing fasteners will cause that. -- John W Reames jwrea...@comcast.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On Jan

Re: [MBZ] CL WTF

2011-01-29 Thread John Reames
Who's this guy's dealer? (that's good stuff) E320 diesel would have to be a T211 or T212, and IIRC, they weren't legally brought stateside... -- John W Reames jwrea...@comcast.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On Jan 29, 2011, at 8:56, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net

Re: [MBZ] 300td engine ??? Snowfall

2011-01-29 Thread R A Bennell
Never suggested you were not a believer - just provided some detail. Randy On 29/01/2011 12:57 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote: Ok Randy, now i am a believer! On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 1:08 PM, R A Bennellb...@mts.net wrote: 15 cm between breakfast and lunch yesterday morning - so about 6

Re: [MBZ] CL WTF

2011-01-29 Thread Mountain Man
CL Winning The Future? ...hmmm... Are we getting political? Or, are we being 'banned'? mao ___ 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

[MBZ] JBR-194

2011-01-29 Thread Jerry Herrman
for a Mercedes. Would make a good anchor, I suppose. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. Jerry 1982 240D __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5830 (20110129) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com

Re: [MBZ] JBR-194

2011-01-29 Thread Craig
On Sat, 29 Jan 2011 14:31:06 -0800 Jerry Herrman jer...@san.rr.com wrote: Hi Guys, Can someone help me identify a new brake rotor? It is in a well worn original package marked Autospecialty JBR-194 I checked for such a company online and there does not appear to be one anymore. Any ideas on

Re: [MBZ] Another day another wheel bearing

2011-01-29 Thread Mike Esh
How hard is it replace race? Mike Sent from my iPad On Jan 29, 2011, at 3:23 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: Does whup whup whup in time with the car's speed sound like a wheel bearing? I thought it might and as my wife and I both pointed to the right front of the car as the

Re: [MBZ] Another day another wheel bearing

2011-01-29 Thread Peter Frederick
Doesn't matter, really, unless you can't, in which case it's foolish to install new bearings. The race is shot if the bearings are bad, no question about that. If you have the nice Mercedes tool it's easy, just use a hammer to drive it out. Lacking that, a soft steel punch ground flat

Re: [MBZ] Another day another wheel bearing

2011-01-29 Thread John Reames
I've always pereferred brass rod or all-thread... -- John W Reames jwrea...@comcast.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On Jan 29, 2011, at 18:30, Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net wrote: Doesn't matter, really, unless you can't, in which case it's foolish to install new bearings.

Re: [MBZ] Another day another wheel bearing

2011-01-29 Thread LWB250
I have a couple of large (1 dia/6 long) brass drifts. They are soft and can be easily re-machined with hand tools for jobs such as this. Save the old races - you can use them to drive the new ones in. Dan --- On Sat, 1/29/11, John Reames jwrea...@comcast.net wrote: From: John Reames

Re: [MBZ] Another day another wheel bearing

2011-01-29 Thread Curt Raymond
I was thinking tire too but would tire noise come and go? Early results are good, 20 mile round trip with no noise. -Curt Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2011 15:41:49 -0500 From: Dan Penoff lwb...@yahoo.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Another day another wheel

Re: [MBZ] Another day another wheel bearing

2011-01-29 Thread Curt Raymond
Replacing the race is easy, use the old one to tap the new one in. I like to heat the hub first to help it slip in. Getting the old race out can be a bitch. On my '85 190D I had to run a bead of weld around the inside of the race. When the weld cooled it contracted and the race came out

Re: [MBZ] JBR-194

2011-01-29 Thread Dieselhead
. Would make a good anchor, I suppose. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. Jerry 1982 240D __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5830 (20110129) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com

Re: [MBZ] Another day another wheel bearing

2011-01-29 Thread OK Don
Sheesh - you sound like me. My wife claims that I make blood sacrifices to the cars on a regular basis. It doesn't hurt as much in the cold - till your hand warms up inside. On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 8:54 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: This time I managed to SLAM my left index

Re: [MBZ] Another day another wheel bearing

2011-01-29 Thread Craig
On Sat, 29 Jan 2011 18:54:25 -0800 (PST) Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: This time I managed to SLAM my left index finger with a 3# hammer... It bled but was contained in the rubber glove. OCHHH!! Glad you were

Re: [MBZ] Another day another wheel bearing

2011-01-29 Thread Walt Zarnoch
Reminds me of an old horror radio broadcast show, not sure if it was the mystery theater one with the creaking door, or one of the others. There was one episode with a clock that gave the owner an extra hour of time where everyone else was frozen, but needed a blood sacrifice to wind itself. Catch

[MBZ] How 'bout this '86 300E?

2011-01-29 Thread Kevin Kraly
No interest, etc. It has plenty of electrical problems, but hey, it's got a perfectly strong running in-line V6! http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/cto/2186959994.html Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to

[MBZ] Benz 125 yrs.

2011-01-29 Thread Fred Moir
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,2044849,00.html?hpt=C2 -- Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred ___ 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