Re: [MBZ] Who wanted a TD?

2012-04-06 Thread andrew strasfogel
Randy - How many miles can you document on your 76 300D? On 4/5/12, Dimitri Seretakis wrote: > Yeah the Greek cabbies own their own cars and tend to baby them till death. > To this day they still rave about the w123 diesels which have become a > relative rarity now in the Greek taxi fleet althoug

Re: [MBZ] CL Idiot of the Day

2012-04-06 Thread andrew strasfogel
Seems like a nice little car but lacks styling or pizzazz. On 4/5/12, Randy Bennell wrote: > Sadly, sales people are not always car people and not all that > knowledgeable. > They may have had the receptionist enter the ad. > > Randy > > > On 05/04/2012 4:49 PM, WILTON wrote: >> A 6 cyl V-8? How

Re: [MBZ] Who wanted a TD?

2012-04-06 Thread andrew strasfogel
Gael has his SL parked in the back. Too bad it's brown (no offense). Here's the diesel puurge procedue, although one can is more than enough: http://www.dieselgiant.com/injectorcleaning.htm On 4/6/12, andrew strasfogel wrote: > Randy - How many miles can you document on your 76 300D? > > On 4/

Re: [MBZ] Who wanted a TD?

2012-04-06 Thread Dimitri Seretakis
I kind of like brown. It's a very period color! It's also very sedate which keeps the somewhat flashy car understated. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 6, 2012, at 9:43 AM, andrew strasfogel wrote: Gael has his SL parked in the back. Too bad it's brown (no offense). Here's the diesel puurge proced

[MBZ] OT CL idiot

2012-04-06 Thread Rich Thomas
of curse the dowers dont line up haha thats why i take pitcher of them to sho u but it is in gud shape u like what you see right? no loballers no loosers cash only drive it off today yo breaks work good http://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/2931618328.html --R

Re: [MBZ] OT CL idiot

2012-04-06 Thread WILTON
'Tawt u be snappin' dat up! Wilton - Original Message - From: "Rich Thomas" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Friday, April 06, 2012 10:50 AM Subject: [MBZ] OT CL idiot of curse the dowers dont line up haha thats why i take pitcher of them to sho u but it is in gud shape u like

[MBZ] Car for Donald?

2012-04-06 Thread Max
Rich Thomas wrote: >of curse the dowers dont line up haha thats why i take pitcher of them >to sho u but it is in gud shape u like what you see right? no >loballers >no loosers cash only drive it off today yo breaks work good > >http://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/2931618328.html > > I think

[MBZ] Very Aggravating

2012-04-06 Thread Rick Knoble
Well, I'm home. My car, a 1992 Mercedes 300D is not... yet. It is a long story, for another time. (I should start a blog). Suffice to say, we do NOT live in the land of freedom anymore. Interstate commerce is extremely restricted, to the point where it is difficult, if not impossible, to purchas

Re: [MBZ] Very Aggravating

2012-04-06 Thread Benz Hogs
A signed title and BoS isn't good enough anymore? Who are the numb you-know-whats that elected these fools? Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL '87 300SDL (322,xxx mi) '91 Dodge Ram 150 (290,xxx mi) On 4/6/2012 1:54 PM, Rick Knoble wrote: Well, I'm home. My car, a 1992 Mercedes 300D is not...

Re: [MBZ] Very Aggravating

2012-04-06 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
So you bought the car but can't get it home? I have bought many cars our of state and never had a problem Sent from my iPhone On Apr 6, 2012, at 1:54 PM, Rick Knoble wrote: > Well, I'm home. My car, a 1992 Mercedes 300D is not... yet. It is a long > story, for another time. (I should start a

Re: [MBZ] Very Aggravating

2012-04-06 Thread clay monroe
well, that is worse than a sucking chest wound. Sorry that you have met with the idiocy of our local and state government. I would offer to trailer it for you, but I have neither trailer nor truck. Does the car have MD tags? I could send you tags from my w124. Old and washington state, but

Re: [MBZ] Who wanted a TD?

2012-04-06 Thread andrew strasfogel
To each his own, eh? The saying, "there is no disputing taste [[de gustibus non est disputandum]" should rightfully be "there is no disputing MY taste", although my brother's interpreation is that the true meaning is "there is no disputing [good] taste." Andrew 1983 300TD tasteful white/blue 198

[MBZ] Diesel Battery replasement

2012-04-06 Thread clay monroe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9tRR-QjVjU pretty good clay 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1972 220D - Gump - She is green, simple and ran 1995 E300D - Cleo - Used by the Queen of Denial POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers ___ http://www.o

Re: [MBZ] Very Aggravating

2012-04-06 Thread andrew strasfogel
Some sellers insist on keeping both tags, but most will let you mail them back when you arrive at your destination. There are exceptions, however. The selelr of my 1985 300TD insisted on keeping one tag for his other vehicle, so after I parked it on the DC streets for a couple days sure enough, I

Re: [MBZ] Very Aggravating

2012-04-06 Thread Rich Thomas
Having not actually met you, I don't know if you are Asian, but if you aren't you should have asked Marion Barry to help you fix it. In DC I am sure that is fairly ea$y to do. --R On 4/6/12 3:23 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote: Some sellers insist on keeping both tags, but most will let you mail

[MBZ] FA Porsche

2012-04-06 Thread RELNGSON
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Re: [MBZ] Very Aggravating

2012-04-06 Thread John Reames
I know that if you live in Maryland you can get a permanent tag with a 6 month registration for a car purchased out of state. You cannot renew the registration until you bring in an inspection certificate. -- John W Reames jream...@verizon.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On Apr 6, 2

Re: [MBZ] Very Aggravating

2012-04-06 Thread Rick Knoble
On Apr 6, 2012, at 1:57 PM, "Benz Hogs" wrote: > A signed title and BoS isn't good enough anymore? Nope. Have to have a tag of some sort. Rick Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archi

Re: [MBZ] Very Aggravating

2012-04-06 Thread Dan Penoff
I looked into this in detail when I bought the 92 300E from Tony earlier in the year. In the case of Florida, they provide no means for purchasing a car out of state and having valid tags for it, unless you are a dealer. Pennsylvania offers temporary tags to the buyer at their expense, but if m

Re: [MBZ] Very Aggravating

2012-04-06 Thread Rick Knoble
On Apr 6, 2012, at 1:58 PM, "Kaleb C. Striplin" wrote: > So you bought the car but can't get it home? Not with no license tags. > I have bought many cars our of state and never had a problem You are one or more of the following. 1. Extremely lucky. 2. Have access to dealer plates. 3. Put

Re: [MBZ] Very Aggravating

2012-04-06 Thread Rick Knoble
On Apr 6, 2012, at 2:23 PM, "andrew strasfogel" wrote: > Some sellers insist on keeping both tags, but most will let you mail > them back when you arrive at your destination. I have done that in the past. Rick Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.co

Re: [MBZ] Very Aggravating

2012-04-06 Thread Rick Knoble
On Apr 6, 2012, at 3:19 PM, "Rich Thomas" wrote: > Having not actually met you, I don't know if you are Asian, but if you aren't > you should have asked Marion Barry to help you fix it. In DC I am sure that > is fairly ea$y to do. I am of Swiss/German decent. I don't think that would have m

Re: [MBZ] Very Aggravating

2012-04-06 Thread Rick Knoble
On Apr 6, 2012, at 7:35 PM, "Dan Penoff" wrote: > I did what I have always done: Take the tags off another car I own, or tags > from a car I sold if I was buying a replacement, proof of insurance and a > signed bill of sale along with the fully executed title, and go. In retrospect, that is p

Re: [MBZ] Very Aggravating

2012-04-06 Thread Allan Streib
I see cars driving around without plates all the time. Cops don't seem to give 'em much notice. I'm guessing even if they did, most would cut you a break as long as you had all the sales documentation and weren't violating any traffic laws. Allan Rick Knoble writes: > On Apr 6, 2012, at 1:58

Re: [MBZ] Very Aggravating

2012-04-06 Thread Dan Penoff
In Florida you can transfer plates, so if I was to get stopped out of state I would just show the registration and explain what I was doing and that the plates were being transferred upon my return. I can't imagine that with all the supporting documentation they would impound the vehicle. I di

Re: [MBZ] Very Aggravating

2012-04-06 Thread Max
I think the major concern is to get the required documents to register the car once you get home. When I bought my Ebay 300TD, I drive from New Jersey to South Carolina with no plates, just signed title, bill of sale, proof of insurance, and the Ebay receipt. Didn't get stopped, no problems. -

Re: [MBZ] Car for Donald?

2012-04-06 Thread Mitch Haley
Max wrote: I think Donald Snook needs this for his kid. In fifteen years or so, when the kid's 16, Don will probably already have it entirely put right. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archi

Re: [MBZ] Very Aggravating

2012-04-06 Thread OK Don
That's how they caught Timothy McVey - he was driving without plates (also without a license, with a loaded hand gun beside him on the seat with no permit). It was the next day before they linked him ti the bombing --- On Fri, Apr 6, 2012 at 7:49 PM, Allan Streib wrote: > I see cars driving arou

Re: [MBZ] Car for Donald?

2012-04-06 Thread OK Don
No, he'd fix it in six months and sell it -- I wonder how many cars he's gone through since we lsat heard from him? On Fri, Apr 6, 2012 at 8:27 PM, Mitch Haley wrote: > Max wrote: > > I think Donald Snook needs this for his kid. >> > > In fifteen years or so, when the kid's 16, Don will probabl

Re: [MBZ] Very Aggravating

2012-04-06 Thread Mitch Haley
Rick Knoble wrote: On Apr 6, 2012, at 1:57 PM, "Benz Hogs" wrote: A signed title and BoS isn't good enough anymore? Nope. Have to have a tag of some sort. In Michigan, I have three days in which I can drive it around with no plate, until I can get myself to the Secretary of State to tran

Re: [MBZ] Very Aggravating

2012-04-06 Thread Mitch Haley
Rick Knoble wrote: In retrospect, that is probably what I should've done. However, fictitious plates will get the car impounded "if" you get pulled over. Then the problems increase exponentially. The 4matic wagon came home with a plate that expired last December, which was registered to a 2

Re: [MBZ] Very Aggravating

2012-04-06 Thread Dan Penoff
If I do say so, I think you were being overly cautious to the point of being excessive. I'm not piling on here, just saying that from my experience as long as you had enough supporting documentation to show you were the legal owner of the car, no out of state cop is going to make a big deal out

Re: [MBZ] OT: Source for electronic rectifier control

2012-04-06 Thread Dieselhead
I am not sure of the specs needed. I have been trying to find out. The application is a bench scale electrocoagulation unit. These are too small: www.testequipmentconnection.com/tecspecs/Agilent-HP_E3610A.PDF Here is a paper that explains the process. The DC power supply is described in 2.1

Re: [MBZ] OT: Source for electronic rectifier control

2012-04-06 Thread Craig
On Fri, 6 Apr 2012 21:38:08 -0500 Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am not sure of the specs needed. I have been trying to find out. > The application is a bench scale electrocoagulation unit. Sounds like it might prefer fairly good quality DC. > These are too small: > www.testequip

Re: [MBZ] OT: Source for electronic rectifier control

2012-04-06 Thread Dieselhead
The 1 got cut off the front. Try this: 144.206.159.178/ft/1092/72646/1241702.pdf On Fri, 6 Apr 2012 21:38:08 -0500 Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: I am not sure of the specs needed. I have been trying to find out. The application is a bench scale electrocoagulation unit. Sounds

[MBZ] It just keeps getting better

2012-04-06 Thread clay monroe
Today decided to hold off rain until after sun down. That worked well for me. With the passenger seat out, I took over the garage as restoration area. No padding upgrade yet, just needed a space to store the thing while I did rust remediation on the back footwell area. With the seat out, I ha

Re: [MBZ] Very Aggravating

2012-04-06 Thread Rick Knoble
On Apr 6, 2012, at 8:01 PM, "Dan Penoff" wrote: > I can't imagine that with all the supporting documentation they would impound > the vehicle. > > Are you maybe being a little paranoid? Paranoid no. Cautious yes. I picked my car up in Salisbury MD and I was pulled over by the MSP in Cambridg

Re: [MBZ] Very Aggravating

2012-04-06 Thread Alex Chamberlain
> As I said earlier, I should've pulled the > plate from my 300d, and stuck that on. And no such shenanigans would be necessary, and nothing bad would have happened, if you lived in one of the West Coast states where once a car is registered the license plates are associated with that VIN and stay

Re: [MBZ] Very Aggravating

2012-04-06 Thread Walt Zarnoch
Hate to be the guy who buys a car some dumbcrap owned, and gets mistook for him because of the plates... Walt On Apr 7, 2012 1:28 AM, "Alex Chamberlain" wrote: > > As I said earlier, I should've pulled the > > plate from my 300d, and stuck that on. > > And no such shenanigans would be necessary,