Yeah, I think this is what describes my situation, as Dad was never a member.
He was an officer in the Army Air Corps (Air Force) but he never has USAA as an
insurer.
Dan
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On Feb 22, 2013, at 9:33 PM, Max Dillon wrote:
> Before '96 or so, only commissioned officers could joi
Haynes is usually pretty good but this is a Mercedes and good
information is hard to come by including Haynes.
They make reference to "turn the pistons so the recesses are at a 20
degree angle from the bottom of the caliper". First they haven't told
me if they are referring to an ATE or Bendi
The top edge of the piston is not flat, it has a section machined
away. The heat shield has a circular slot cut in it to allow raised
section of the piston to edge to protrude through it.
If you don't set it the way the book says, the brakes squeal. Loudly.
Doesn't matter which caliper you
I especially like "payment in GOLD or BACON!"
On Feb 22, 2013, at 11:55 PM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
> This is pretty funny.
> http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/3622067514.html
>
> Alex
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Well done!
B2 or not B2, that is the question?
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred.
>
> From: Alex Chamberlain
>To: Mercedes Discussion List
>Sent: Friday, February 22, 2013 11:55 PM
>Subject: [MBZ] "300d Diesel Mercedes grease ready Zombie Apocalypse Surviva
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Was he an officer? I think you have to be an officer but not sure,
Last I looked, they needed to be active duty or drawing military retirement or
VA benefits, so Lt Wonko should qualify, for example. To piggyback on a
relative's military record, that relative would ha
So your wiring is screwed up, go back and do it again... Sheesh you talk these
things right to death. If it worked and now it doesn't work and its not the
bulb it MUST BE THE WIRING.
Yeah yeah, I know where the delete key is.
-Curt
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:57:32 -0800
From: clay monroe
To: M
Creative, wrong about the non-turbo getting better fuel economy though.
Interestingly his 24mpg number seems to be right based on what I've seen others
say on the subject...
-Curt
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:55:25 -0800
From: Alex Chamberlain
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: [MBZ] "300d D
Thanks, I will give it a shot.
Alan
1985 Turbo
Peter Frederick wrote:
The top edge of the piston is not flat, it has a section machined
away. The heat shield has a circular slot cut in it to allow raised
section of the piston to edge to protrude through it.
If you don't set it the way
Help settle a puzzle. Did (some?) 1994 124 E300D's with OM 606 have gills
in RF fender? I thought that was only 90-93 with 2.5t.
Thanks
Dwight
(whose 2.5t has gills & whose 300CD has tree trunk tracks on roof & hood.)
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The e300 was 95 and yes they all had the gills
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On Feb 23, 2013, at 10:01 AM, Dwight Giles wrote:
> Help settle a puzzle. Did (some?) 1994 124 E300D's with OM 606 have gills
> in RF fender? I thought that was only 90-93 with 2.5t.
> Thanks
>
> Dwight
> (whose 2.5t has gills
So the 94 was 300D?
On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 11:03 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> The e300 was 95 and yes they all had the gills
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Feb 23, 2013, at 10:01 AM, Dwight Giles wrote:
>
> > Help settle a puzzle. Did (some?) 1994 124 E300D's with OM 606 have
> gills
> > in
There was no diesel 124 in the us
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On Feb 23, 2013, at 10:05 AM, Dwight Giles wrote:
> So the 94 was 300D?
>
> On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 11:03 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
>
>> The e300 was 95 and yes they all had the gills
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Feb 23, 2013, a
Yes, my '95 E300 has gills.
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'95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20
Dwight Giles wrote:
>Help settle a puzzle. Did (some?) 1994 124 E300D's with OM 606 have
>gills
>in RF fender? I thought that was only 90-93 with 2.5t.
>Thanks
>
>Dwight
>(whose 2.5t has gills & whose 30
Now open to officers and enlisted active duty, retired or honorably
discharged, including reserve and nat. guard. As Max said,
family/descendants eligible if service memb. has/had USAA.
Wilton
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From: "Max Dillon"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Friday, Feb
He should get some comparison quotes, and also compare company ratings, and it
is an easy choice.
I only use them for insurance, but they offer many other services.
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20
Mitch Haley wrote:
>Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
>> Was he an office
There's also:
Tim Mize
D & E Quality Ser.
Discovery Dr.
Raleigh
919-872-7771
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From: "TE"
To: "'Mercedes Discussion List'"
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2013 12:06 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] ODBII & MB Diagnostic Connector
Classic Performance Auto
1012 Trinity Road
Ra
Not my fave color but the car is awesome
http://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/3566728997.html
--R
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I'll hafta let it go, but one of you SC boys better snap it up. BTW, any
idea what odometer reads?
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From: "Rich Thomas"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2013 11:49 AM
Subject: [MBZ] I like this car
Not my fave color but the c
Very creative! I laughed my butt off!
Mm! Meat candy!!!
Mike
On Feb 23, 2013 9:29 AM, "Frederick Moir" wrote:
> Well done!
> B2 or not B2, that is the question?
>
>
>
> Fred Moir
> Lynn MA
> Diesel preferred.
>
>
> >
> > From: Alex Chamberlain
> >To: M
Google "USAA eligibility" for the straight "poop" on eligibility.
Wilton
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To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2013 9:37 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Got my GL320 CDI back
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Was he an officer? I think
Not my fave color but the car is awesome
http://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/3566728997.html
--R
then these clowns take picture with backlight and glare, nobody can
tell what color it is anyhow. Could be brown, smoke silver or maybe
even champagne
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With that low of miles I guess it would be worth a water pump for sure.
Really hard to find ANY running car worth fixing for under a grand.
On the scrap note...around here you take that car, pull the converter,
radiator and wheels off, stuff it full of whatever plastic, glass, tin cans
and oth
Doesn't NAPA carry a cord which will fit our Mercedes block heaters? I
thought someone posted that part number once, but searching my archives I
cannot find it.
Thanks,
/s/
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'87 300TD 337k miles (Garage Queen)
'95 E300 321k miles, daily driver
'73 Balboa 20
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Do you mean 94?
On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 11:07 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> There was no diesel 124 in the us
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Feb 23, 2013, at 10:05 AM, Dwight Giles wrote:
>
> > So the 94 was 300D?
> >
> > On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 11:03 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin >wrote:
> >
> >> The
Wow! Amazing!
Mike
On Feb 21, 2013 8:56 PM, "Max Dillon" wrote:
> Cool, I'm impressed with the skill required to produce that.
> --
> Max Dillon
> Charleston SC
> '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20
>
> OK Don wrote:
>
> >Found on a airlplane email list: http://vimeo.com/57941515
>
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Yea 94
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On Feb 23, 2013, at 1:17 PM, Dwight Giles wrote:
> Do you mean 94?
>
> On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 11:07 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
>
>> There was no diesel 124 in the us
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Feb 23, 2013, at 10:05 AM, Dwight Giles wrote:
>>
>>> So t
The "1995" E300 Diesel made it's debut in January of'94 according to the
'95 new car consumer guide I have, so there would have only been a 6mo?
gap at most between the '93 300D 2.5 & '95 E300D.
I guess due to it's late introduction MBUSA decided to skip
the'94 MY for the E300D altogether.
On 2
Yes
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On Feb 23, 2013, at 2:37 PM, Chris James wrote:
> The "1995" E300 Diesel made it's debut in January of'94 according to the
> '95 new car consumer guide I have, so there would have only been a 6mo?
> gap at most between the '93 300D 2.5 & '95 E300D.
>
> I guess due to it
OK-thanks. A Honda dealer in W. NC just had a 94 E300 D with gills. Must
have been a 95.
On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 3:37 PM, Chris James wrote:
> The "1995" E300 Diesel made it's debut in January of'94 according to the
> '95 new car consumer guide I have, so there would have only been a 6mo?
> ga
That was awesome!!
I read the ad in an earlier posting...funny!! Could the not shifting above 2nd
gear be a stuck kickdown switch or solenoid?
Kevin in laporte, COSent from my iPhone
On Feb 23, 2013, at 10:30 AM, Michael Canfield wrote:
> Very creative! I laughed my butt off!
>
> Mm
The ML left with Kaleb this afternoon. This is the first time on 30 years
that we haven't had at least one MB to drive. Of course, it's also the
first time in 40 years that we've had a Cessna ---
The F150 is due in two weeks.
--
OK Don
2012 Passat TDI DSG
1957 C182A
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On Feb 23, 2013 10:32 AM, "Max Dillon" wrote:
>
> Doesn't NAPA carry a cord which
> will fit our Mercedes block heaters?
Yes, and Rusty/Worldpac lists an aftermarket version (probably the same),
but I wouldn't bother with anything but factory Mercedes. The cheaper
versions lack a screw-on connec
Yikes!
Check out this video on YouTube:
http://youtu.be/dLVvS6CuNlQ
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Finally found the reference I was looking for on the MBCA forums. NAPA used
to carry Balkamp BK 605-3411, last year their price was about $20. They no
longer carry it.
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The remote door looks now work
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On Feb 23, 2013, at 3:43 PM, OK Don wrote:
> The ML left with Kaleb this afternoon. This is the first time on 30 years
> that we haven't had at least one MB to drive. Of course, it's also the
> first time in 40 years that we've had a Cessna ---
'Nother Sondy tale:
GREENLAND BERRIES
By Wilton Strickland
Early one afternoon in mid-to-late August of 1978 at Sondrestrom Air Base,
Greenland, Havbro, my Danish contractor chief engineer, came to my office to
tell me that 3 Swedish government officials were waiting at base operations
while
Yes, classic looks.
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Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20
Rich Thomas wrote:
>Not my fave color but the car is awesome
>
>http://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/3566728997.html
>
>--R
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They admit they had never used that spring compressor before, and
clearly did not know how to use it properly. One wonders if they read
the instructions, or studied the tool a bit, to learn how it works.
Then the young guy is compressing the spring holding it right in front
of his gentleman's
Apple Tree Honda? They have it listed as a '95 now. Nice looking car!
You never know I guess, there could be a gray market '94 E300 in the
country somewhere! I recently came across a '96 S350D for sale! Cloth,
f&R heated seats, rear shades, no sunroof. Cool car!
On 2/23/2013 3:58 PM, Dwight
There is nothing on earth better than fresh lowbush blueberries right
off the bush.
In Ontario, you had to watch for bears out in the bush, since they
like them as much as we do.
I miss the great white north sometimes.
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Yeah. When I used mine I was so careful. It still scared the crap out of me!
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On Feb 23, 2013, at 7:40 PM, Rich Thomas
wrote:
> They admit they had never used that spring compressor before, and clearly did
> not know how to use it properly. One wonders if they read the ins
I've had a coil spring slip out of those two outside clamp type
compressors (a strut from my old Buick Century). Luckily I was smart
enough to keep well away from it, so when the strut mount shot up and
hit the roof of the garage it missed me. Hit me in the head coming
down, which was bad
In Patagonia I was eating some little red berries they called manillo or
something like that, they were very good and sweet, growing on low
groundcover bushes too at higher altitudes. They also had calafate
berries that were more like a blueberry, growing on bushes about 3-4ft
tall. Brought h
I have frozen ones that are nearly as big as marbles in my cereal every
morning - not nearly as good as those small bush-ripened ones I had in
Greenland.
Wilton
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To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2013 7:51 PM
Sub
I watched it til the end and the old dude admitted he did not know what
he was doing and did not read the instructions. He used a vise grip to
hold the plate when they put it back on, I don't think that is necessary
but I guess he "knew" at that point.
The compressor I bought (for Max!) has s
Even coming from cans, the small blueberries are better than the big ones.
We make a sauce from the frozen ones that go on waffles most morning - it's
a treat the once every 3 or 4 years when a bag has small berries.
On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 7:04 PM, WILTON wrote:
> I have frozen ones that are ne
Makes you wonder about this pair of nutjobs, the tool is pretty straight
forward.
Also I think that you don't need to remove the lower arm, perhaps the
210 is different?
Hendrik
who has that tool in the shed
On 24/02/13 11:10, Rich Thomas wrote:
They admit they had never used that spring compr
Well, you know what "they" say, "Check the manual after all else fails."
;<)
Wilton
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To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2013 7:40 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] The Dangers of Replacing Coil Springs on Your Vehicle -
Full Clip
Until that day standing amongst them and crushing them underfoot, I didn't
realize that blueberries grow so well in Greenland.
Wilton
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From: "OK Don"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2013 8:08 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Greenland berrie
They admit they had never used that spring compressor before, and
clearly did not know how to use it properly. One wonders if they
read the instructions, or studied the tool a bit, to learn how it
works.
Then the young guy is compressing the spring holding it right in
front of his gentleman'
Until that day standing amongst them and crushing them underfoot, I
didn't realize that blueberries grow so well in Greenland.
Wilton
I am sure Dan, Mitch and Randy know about ground growing blueberries.
My grandfather planted some blueberry bushes before he died, and my
job was to keep th
Rich, I think about getting that spring compressor often, as I really need to
replace bushings on the front lower control arms.
We need to make another trip to the knackers...
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20
Rich Thomas wrote:
>I watched it til the end and the
Dieselhead wrote:
I am sure Dan, Mitch and Randy know about ground growing blueberries.
A friend of mine near South Haven is a blueberry farmer.
He keeps a couple of rows for friends/family to pick, I think they're mostly
Patriot variety.
Mitch.
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Dieselhead wrote:
I am sure Dan, Mitch and Randy know about ground growing blueberries.
A friend of mine near South Haven is a blueberry farmer.
He keeps a couple of rows for friends/family to pick, I think
they're mostly Patriot variety.
Mitch.
those are far enough south they probably a
SWMBO picked blueberries from small bushes along railroad tracks while we
lived in the MI UP.
I never saw the bushes, but I do remember enjoying the berries.
Wilton
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Sent: Saturday, February 2
> Max Dillon wrote:
> Doesn't NAPA carry a cord which will fit our Mercedes block
> heaters? I thought someone posted that part number once, but
> searching my archives I cannot find it.
> '87 300TD 337k miles (Garage Queen)
> '95 E300 321k miles, daily driver
The W123s have two different ones.
Dimitri.
Pin pulling tool and short tap?
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred.
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> OK Don wrote:
> Even coming from cans, the small blueberries are better than
> the big ones.
Folks in my family are especially fond of Trader Joes Organic
wild blueberries. They are much smaller than typical.
But they have never had any fresh off the bush to compare - and
certainly not in Gre
Dieselhead wrote:
Dieselhead wrote:
I am sure Dan, Mitch and Randy know about ground growing blueberries.
A friend of mine near South Haven is a blueberry farmer.
He keeps a couple of rows for friends/family to pick, I think they're
mostly Patriot variety.
Mitch.
those are far enough so
Fresh off the bush is always better! big or small!
Folks in my family are especially fond of Trader Joes Organic
wild blueberries. They are much smaller than typical.
But they have never had any fresh off the bush to compare - and
certainly not in Greenland!
-- P
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