Re: [MBZ] OT: Hanging Doors

2011-07-02 Thread Dimitri Seretakis
True. But use caution in a historic house. Pre- hung doors are not an option if you want to preserve a certain look. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 2, 2011, at 1:14 AM, redghost redgh...@comcast.net wrote: I concur. replacing doors in jambs is a huge PITA. The door never fits, never swings

Re: [MBZ] OT: Hanging Doors

2011-07-02 Thread redghost
That is true and why it cost so much for my solution in a 1927 Tudor. Remodel allowed me to use prehung in non public areas so it was a close enough to original format clay Gump - She is green, simple and runs and runs Cleo - Used by the Queen of Denial POS SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers

Re: [MBZ] OT: Hanging Doors

2011-07-02 Thread Randy Bennell
Attached (once Kaleb approves) is a photo of 3 temploates I have used. They are fairly simple. Just clamp onto the door and run around inside the hole with the router bit. The two white ones require the hub doodad on the router around the bit. The plywood one has strips of wood tacked on the

Re: [MBZ] Getting rid of many cars and parts

2011-07-02 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
no Im keeping those On 6/29/2011 8:41 PM, Kevin kraly wrote: Are you selling the 76 300d or 240d? Kevin in hillsboro, oregon -Original Message- From: Rich Thomasrichthomas79td...@constructivity.net Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 4:40 PM To: Mercedes Discussion

Re: [MBZ] Getting rid of many cars and parts

2011-07-02 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
right On 6/29/2011 10:48 PM, Fmiser wrote: Jaime Kopchinski wrote: How much? Anyone want a W123 real cheap in OK that is just missing a bit of wiring and a switch? I'm only 300 miles away... Out here that's practically next door - right? -- Philip ___

Re: [MBZ] Selling the boy's SD

2011-07-02 Thread Max Dillon
Did you sell it yet? Max -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. ___ 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] M1 15w50

2011-07-02 Thread Allan Streib
Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com writes: I emailed Mobil and got a reply that since CF was discontinued they removed it from the bottle but that it still meets CF spec. I thought CI and CI-4 replaced CF years ago or is that not how that works? Well that's good to know, but I wonder if it

Re: [MBZ] that wagon on the peach forum and the 280SE in a gumtree

2011-07-02 Thread Hendrik Fay
It's called star fever, here is a real bad case: http://adelaide.gumtree.com.au/c-Cars-Vehicles-Motorbikes-Parts-cars-Mercedes-Benz-W0QQAdIdZ293160713 I'm selling my 1973 mercedes Benz. It has no battery, the interior needs work, minor rust patch on the rear right hand side, and the head

Re: [MBZ] that wagon on the peach forum and the 280SE in a gumtree

2011-07-02 Thread Mitch Haley
Hendrik Fay wrote: It's called star fever, here is a real bad case: http://adelaide.gumtree.com.au/c-Cars-Vehicles-Motorbikes-Parts-cars-Mercedes-Benz-W0QQAdIdZ293160713 Heck, all it needs is body work, a new interior, and an engine. Then you can find out what flaws weren't disclosed by

Re: [MBZ] that wagon on the peach forum and the 280SE in a gumtree

2011-07-02 Thread WILTON
Beyond crack - crazy as Hell. Wilton - Original Message - From: Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2011 9:56 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] that wagon on the peach forum and the 280SE in a gumtree It's called star

Re: [MBZ] Hundreds of old stinkers and one Frog

2011-07-02 Thread Hendrik Fay
A one year subscription to the Phewgot discussion list, you do know how to speak French? Apparently though the 505's et al are not bad little cars, don't know personally but the ex brother in law used to rave about em and even tried to palm off one onto me. Hendrik who has never owned a

Re: [MBZ] 71 280SE 3.5 Coupe with 37k miles

2011-07-02 Thread andrew strasfogel
I owned a 4 speed manual 3.5 coupe briefly. I preferred the 4 speed automatic gearbox simply because I was brought up in the belief that only sports cars should have manual transmissions. My 280SE 3.5 automatic revved at around 3700 RPM @ 65 mph compared to 2800 RPM in the 85 300TD. On Fri,

Re: [MBZ] OT Need your help!

2011-07-02 Thread Hendrik Fay
And why should we vote NO? By the sounds of it, the county want to put up another 1000 or so houses and provide the road infrastructure to cope with the added/existing people. We have a similar problem, insofar that the council let developers built a whole new suburb in the community and now

Re: [MBZ] Getting rid of many cars and parts, Reggie has a gun pointed at my head

2011-07-02 Thread Hendrik Fay
Your fault, now Reggie has a taste for the newer models. Hendrik who treats them mean and keeps them keen, well I did get the A/C looked at before summer Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: I need to get rid of a bunch of cars and parts. I am going to start just messing with a few models and want to

Re: [MBZ] Hundreds of old stinkers and one Frog

2011-07-02 Thread Kevin Kraly
I like the PooJo 504, seemed to be a very solid car. My neighbor had three of them in the 1980's, 2 '79 Diesel sedans and a '76 Diesel Station Wagon. If they weren't so hard to get parts for here in the states, I would get one since they are often in the sub Kilobuck bracket. Kevin in

Re: [MBZ] Mathieu makes it to Bring a Trailer!

2011-07-02 Thread Hendrik Fay
I was going to say crazy money for a stripped down 201 but then found this This car has been one of the pet projects of OWA. It is a non-street legal, dedicated track car. It boasts a full roll cage, race suspension with custom made camber plates, a fuel cell with new bladder, Kirkey race

Re: [MBZ] Hundreds of old stinkers and one Frog

2011-07-02 Thread Dimitri Seretakis
Not nearly as solid as a 123. I think they have head gasket issues. They are however nice looking cars. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 2, 2011, at 11:11 PM, Kevin Kraly kr...@comcast.net wrote: I like the PooJo 504, seemed to be a very solid car. My neighbor had three of them in the 1980's, 2

Re: [MBZ] Hundreds of old stinkers and one Frog

2011-07-02 Thread Hendrik Fay
Well 1000's of African taxi drivers can't be wrong and then there are those two who couldn't quite afford a 123 and had to get the French version. Hendrik who is without 123 action but still has parts for them Dimitri Seretakis wrote: Not nearly as solid as a 123. I think they have head

Re: [MBZ] M1 15w50

2011-07-02 Thread Dieselhead
No, the Ci and CI-4 is for new engine designs, and does not provide the additive packages needed for OM61x and OM60x engines. I think that was from Herr Doktor Marshall (RIP) WE need CF and it is a separate spec. I guess it is time to join amsiol and buy theirs. I emailed Mobil and got a

Re: [MBZ] Hundreds of old stinkers and one Frog

2011-07-02 Thread Dimitri Seretakis
Not sure about the head gasket issues but I am sure that they are much flimsier than a 123. I owned one for a few months. Story goes... was in high school and a friend calls me over to smash his parents car before taking it to the scrapyard. It was the peugot turbodiesel. He managed to get one

Re: [MBZ] 71 280SE 3.5 Coupe with 37k miles

2011-07-02 Thread Peter Frederick
Top speed was 125 or so, which would fit with the 6200 rpm red-line on the 3.5L V8. 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