i HAD DECENT EXPERIENCES WITH THEM.
On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 6:46 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.netwrote:
I just ordered some parts from Autohauz AZ, I will let you know how it
goes.
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oh man I misread that subject line and got a cringe...
--R
On 3/17/13 10:17 AM, Dan Penoff wrote:
Trying to get the Becker 1492 out of the console so I can send it to Ed for
rebuilding and the aux input mod.
Got the proper tools to remove it, but the left side won't release. I get no
wanker. no home-made xray tube
--R
On 3/18/13 12:54 PM, Dan Penoff wrote:
In that same vein, check out this DIY website:
http://www.sparkbangbuzz.com/index.html
Dan
Sent from my iPad
On Mar 18, 2013, at 10:07 AM, Rich Thomas
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
Looks like the
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2295651/Lost-translation-Hilarious-advice-signs-foreign-airports--English-leaves-little-desired.html
--R
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So you have no faith that the people can take back their rights granted
by the Constitution? It has to start somewhere when Big Brother is using
it to wipe his feet.
Mike
Who believes gun control means a steady aim.
On Mar 18, 2013 10:09 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote:
The
Me too.
On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 6:52 AM, Hans Neureiter diese...@gmail.com wrote:
i HAD DECENT EXPERIENCES WITH THEM.
On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 6:46 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.netwrote:
I just ordered some parts from Autohauz AZ, I will let you know how it
goes.
I'm just not a big fan of mob rule.
On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 9:21 AM, Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com wrote:
So you have no faith that the people can take back their rights granted
by the Constitution? It has to start somewhere when Big Brother is using
it to wipe his feet.
Mike
Who
Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
I'm just not a big fan of mob rule.
He much prefers dictatorship or oligarchy.
Anything but a Constitutional Republic, which he renames mob rule.
Mitch.
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I must admit I am fond of our Federal system of government and
suspicious of wolves in sheep clothing.
On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 10:52 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
I'm just not a big fan of mob rule.
He much prefers dictatorship or oligarchy.
Anything but
There are too many sheep
--R (baa)
On 3/19/13 10:00 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
I must admit I am fond of our Federal system of government and
suspicious of wolves in sheep clothing.
On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 10:52 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
I'm just
Another cryptic comment from Rich, way over my head.
It's a shame that political advocacy has to infiltrate and overtake
the basic MB related content of this otherwise enjoyable (to me)daily
exchange of infortaion and social pleasantries. Why bring up the
single topic that divides us when there
The biggest issue I see with them is that many of their parts of low
quality. For example, looking at suspension parts for a W123, I see lots
of parts that are only available in the Uro brand. These should be
avoided at all costs, the parts only last for a short time. Buyer beware.
They do
Also, their free std. shipping to the east coast takes a week. I
appreciate that they disclose the brands of their parts, so I can
avoid getting substandard stuff.
On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 10:46 AM, Jaime Kopchinski jaime...@gmail.com wrote:
The biggest issue I see with them is that many of
I am looking for the name of the garage near/in Leesburg, fl. that does
high speed wheel balancing on the vehicle. I had the name and address of
this garage a while back and have misplaced it. Can anyone help with
this??
Thanks, Ralph
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I must admit I am fond of our Federal system of government and
suspicious of wolves in sheep clothing.
The gummit IS wolves in sheep's clothing. The MOB are the people
who believe in the constitution, the declaration and the federal
constitutional republic our founders set up and challenged
Now that IS FUNNY! Gerry posted a think piece. Nobody commented on
it but andrew, and he is complaining about the replies to his
political post.
Another cryptic comment from Rich, way over my head.
It's a shame that political advocacy has to infiltrate and overtake
the basic MB related
Glad I made you laugh.
On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 10:50 AM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
Now that IS FUNNY! Gerry posted a think piece. Nobody commented on it but
andrew, and he is complaining about the replies to his political post.
Another cryptic comment from Rich, way over my
*FYI ---*
As many as 250,000 Mercedes-Benz E-Class luxury cars are being targeted by
an expanded federal safety probe.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is working with the
German maker to see if fuel might leak from the upper part of the gas tank
in the luxury cars – a problem
Dieselhead wrote:
Now that IS FUNNY! Gerry posted a think piece. Nobody commented on it
but andrew, and he is complaining about the replies to his political post.
And he says he opposed mob rule and favors a federal system.
It isn't political discussion that weighs a mailing list down,
OK Don wrote:
An engineering analysis is now underway and could eventually lead to a
recall of E-Class models produced between the 2003 and 2008 model-years.
There are some indications that the problem may have been the inadvertent
result of repairs made to solve another problem, a 2008 recall
Ralph Robertson wrote:
I am looking for the name of the garage near/in Leesburg, fl. that does
high speed wheel balancing on the vehicle. I had the name and address of
this garage a while back and have misplaced it. Can anyone help with
this??
Leesburg?
I've got friends in Lady Lake.
I
I may hafta insert another Sondy Tale. ;)
Or I may take one of my MB's for a drive to see if I can come up with an MB
question - maybe the oil's too black. ;)
(Uh, oh, now that I've kidded around about it, just hope there's nothing for
real.)
Wilton
- Original Message -
From:
'You mean he goes whip, whip, and it's done, or he spins the wheel at high
speed? ;)
Or, is there a new-fangled way of flashing it with a laser or some magic
zapper as you go past at high speed? ;)
My guy here in Goldsboro, NC, spins them nicely, 'sorry I don't know the
guy in Leesburg.
Jaime,
You might be interested in a casual non-scientific survey of Internet parts
vendors I made a week ago. it was rather distressing to find that many
suppliers offer substandard parts made offshore, the URO brand being one of the
most prevalent suppliers.
If you do some comparisons
Advocates is the correct wording, just confusing. The bill that the
advocates are backing is the MI bill that tells the Feds to back off,
not the bill mentioned immediately before. I had to read that twice
also to figure out what they were referring to. A simple wording fix
would be Among
Benz Hogs wrote:
Advocates is the correct wording, just confusing. The bill that the
advocates are backing is the MI bill that tells the Feds to back off,
not the bill mentioned immediately before. I had to read that twice
also to figure out what they were referring to. A simple wording fix
Dan Penoff wrote:
if the difference in price is marginal, or I want the part tomorrow, I'll go to
my dealer.
It'll be interesting to see just what the dealer has in stock that fits a W140.
I know from experience that there's no such thing as a W210 4Matic steering rack
boot in the state of
Not your fault the author stuck an extra noun in between the pronoun and
the noun it references.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (162,xxx mi)
On 3/19/2013 12:34 PM, Mitch Haley wrote:
Benz Hogs wrote:
Advocates is the correct wording, just confusing. The bill that
the
Check your system time and/or Daylight Savings settings, your emails are
arriving 1hr ahead.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (159,xxx mi)
On 3/19/2013 12:34 PM (Chicago/Central time), Mitch Haley wrote:
Benz Hogs wrote:
Advocates is the correct wording, just confusing. The
I am pretty sure he is trying to say sheep are dumb and without a good dog
they will follow a wolf, aka the gummint, straight off a cliff to their
death.
People tend to act like sheep until they start falling off the cliff.
Mike
On Mar 19, 2013 10:33 AM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com
Capitol in VA is a good source for stealer parts if you don't want to
support Trent. There is at least one in CA too but i forgot the
name. One in Kansas city also is conversant with older car parts.
Capital advertises in the Star. Pre-Q, I used them for stealer
items. They have a MBCA
You're absolute right Dan. I buy most of my stuff from the dealer as well
and have worked out good pricing. Some things are just not reasonable, so
I buy from Gary. He and I speak fairly often about quality of parts and he
puts real effort into finding out who is really the current OEM to
Sheep are a bad example here since they stay in large groups, but won't
willingly go off the cliff. The only way they fall off the cliff is if
they're pushed by the collective herd. Lemmings are a different story,
where one goes, they all go, blindly Sheep are dumb, but not
lemming
The closest MBUSA warehouse is in Jacksonville, which has pretty much
everything. If I call him before 4:00 pm he can VOR the part and I have it by
8:00 am the next morning.
Even piddly stuff like rubber bits or interior trim. How about a windshield?
Had one in stock that was in TPA the next
Wire an LED in parallel with the pump so you can see when it's running.
On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 11:24 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
OK Don wrote:
An engineering analysis is now underway and could eventually lead to a
recall of E-Class models produced between the 2003 and 2008
Agreed. So instead of sheeple we now have Peommings or maybe Lemmingple?
Mike
On Mar 19, 2013 1:20 PM, Benz Hogs benz-n-h...@gulseth.net wrote:
Sheep are a bad example here since they stay in large groups, but won't
willingly go off the cliff. The only way they fall off the cliff is if
Just for clarification, I am not advocating the dealer over other parts
suppliers. My point is just that when the price difference is marginal or time
is of the essence, the dealer can be a useful resource.
Mine is especially accommodating, but I realize that is not always the case.
Dan
On
However, we keep electing tha government it's our fault.
On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 12:20 PM, Benz Hogs benz-n-h...@gulseth.net wrote:
Sheep are a bad example here since they stay in large groups, but won't
willingly go off the cliff. The only way they fall off the cliff is if
they're
Hence the wild success of Walmart and the decline of American manufacturing
---
On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 11:13 AM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:
Jaime,
You might be interested in a casual non-scientific survey of Internet
parts vendors I made a week ago. it was rather distressing to find
Speak for yourself, I haven't voted for these schmucks and haven't voted
for a winning president since GWB in 2000
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (162,xxx mi)
On 3/19/2013 12:29 PM, OK Don wrote:
However, we keep electing tha government it's our fault.
On Tue, Mar
I bought a fuel tank for my W109 from the dealer and it arrived overnight
for not much more than a good refurbishment of the original one would have
been. Their logistics are pretty amazing! Most stuff comes in a day or
two, depending on how bad I need it. Stuff from Germany takes about a
week,
Nope, mine has a standing, non-negotiable policy of 2X list price.
On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 12:28 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:
Just for clarification, I am not advocating the dealer over other parts
suppliers. My point is just that when the price difference is marginal or
time is of
We being the generic population. Oklahomans routinely vore against their
best interests. It's sickening to watch.
On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 12:31 PM, Benz Hogs benz-n-h...@gulseth.net wrote:
Speak for yourself, I haven't voted for these schmucks and haven't voted
for a winning president since
The OKC dealer took three weeks to get one of the rubber hoses in the
center of the M117 intake manifold -- you have a good resource!
On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 12:32 PM, Jaime Kopchinski jaime...@gmail.comwrote:
I bought a fuel tank for my W109 from the dealer and it arrived overnight
for not
But Dan, what you did with your non-scientific survey is great! Its
important that more people understand that all parts aren't created equally
and installing the wrong ones could actually devalue the car. If we all
start demanding higher quality parts, suppliers like AutohausAZ and
Wow, 2X list price... that's horrible!
Some local dealers (there are lots here in northern NJ) will charge 40-60%
over list for over the counter sales if you don't ask for anything better.
But if you show up once a year looking for grommet and oil filter, you
don't have much negotiating power.
Benz Hogs wrote:
Check your system time and/or Daylight Savings settings, your emails are
arriving 1hr ahead.
I'm set for the correct time and time zone, Win XP must not know it's already
EDT so it's telling the world I'm at GMT -5 instead of GMT -4.
I'll reset to a GMT -4 zone and see if
OK Don wrote:
Wire an LED in parallel with the pump so you can see when it's running.
What I need to hear is a change in its sound, probably from liquid hitting it.
Mitch.
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Benz Hogs wrote:
Speak for yourself, I haven't voted for these schmucks and haven't voted
for a winning president since GWB in 2000
Same here. My shame is in voting for him twice in one year. No way I'd ever vote
for him after the massive growth in government in his first term. I never
Same boat here on voting for a bunch that never win.
Mike
On Mar 19, 2013 2:20 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Benz Hogs wrote:
Speak for yourself, I haven't voted for these schmucks and haven't voted
for a winning president since GWB in 2000
Same here. My shame is in voting
OK Don wrote:
Nope, mine has a standing, non-negotiable policy of 2X list price.
When the first folks I called in Michigan, I think it was in Ann Arbor, quoted
me $fourtysomething for that rack boot, I wondered if that was their policy.
Mitch.
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OK Don wrote:
We being the generic population. Oklahomans routinely vore against their
best interests. It's sickening to watch.
But is that really the plurality of legal votes?
No excuse for that under any circumstances.
If it's in New Jersey or Jacksonville I can have it the next morning if I want
it. I go to great lengths to make sure I order ahead so they can put my stuff
on a stock order (2 days) whenever possible. That way when I really need
something I don't
You're not the only one..,
As I have been reading through the posts in the W140 forum over at Benzworld I
keep seeing references to a double tee in the cooling system that is rumored
to be a weak spot that will fail without notice, emptying the contents of the
cooling system in a matter of
I know of some dealers who try to recruit local customers with an MBCA
discount or similar ruses.
What they do to the average consumer who just walks in the door is quote an
inflated list price, then give the customer a discount. This shows up on the
invoice, of course, making the poorly
So my wife calls yesterday, she had been out and about at work, comes
out again to go somewhere, the Sub (2000, 186kmi, AC BLOWS ICE COLD) is
dead as a rock. So I figure battery crapped out, shorted or something.
I drive in, shonuff it is showing 1.2V and nothing is working, not even
a
Thermite.
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20
Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
So my wife calls yesterday, she had been out and about at work, comes
out again to go somewhere, the Sub (2000, 186kmi, AC BLOWS ICE COLD) is
dead as a rock. So I
No AAA to get it home? Or you'da already used it? 'Does sound like a relay
sticking.
Wilton
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From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 3:57 PM
Subject: [MBZ] NOT BENZ
I considered that but dismissed it -- Emperor Joe does not like me
anyway, if I thermited a truck in his city he would have me thermited.
--R
On 3/19/13 4:10 PM, Max Dillon wrote:
Thermite.
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- Original Message -
From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 3:57 PM
Subject: [MBZ] NOT BENZ -- weird battery/starter? issue on Suburban
So my wife calls
On 19/03/2013 2:57 PM, Rich Thomas wrote:
So my wife calls yesterday, she had been out and about at work, comes
out again to go somewhere, the Sub (2000, 186kmi, AC BLOWS ICE COLD)
is dead as a rock. So I figure battery crapped out, shorted or
something. I drive in, shonuff it is showing
I think she does, I might resort to that if I can't get it resolved easily.
--R
On 3/19/13 4:12 PM, WILTON wrote:
No AAA to get it home? Or you'da already used it? 'Does sound like a
relay sticking.
Wilton
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No, USAA with towing option.
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Charleston SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20
WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
Does Max have AAA?
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I like the relay pull plan, but is on the typical failure mode for a relay?
I bet that the starter or the ignition switch is bad.
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20
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That looks right. There should be a patch that changes XP from the old
Daylight Savings Time settings to the current earlier/later rendition.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (162,xxx mi)
On 3/19/2013 1:10 PM, Mitch Haley wrote:
Benz Hogs wrote:
Check your system time
My thoughts, too, re. the starter.
Wilton
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From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 4:22 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] NOT BENZ -- weird battery/starter? issue on Suburban
On 19/03/2013 2:57
Chevy solenoid is mounted on the starter as far as I know. Disconnect
battery and starter should drop out with 2 14 or 15mm bolts. Unhook wires
and bench test. Should fairly easy on a 'burban. Easy as pie on my Chevy
crewcab.
Mike
On Mar 19, 2013 3:57 PM, Rich Thomas
A bit late, but at last something worthy from one of my wife's do good groups:
http://www.care2.com/causes/6-health-benefits-of-drinking-beer.html
Dave Gilmore, Cameron WV
All adult frogs and toads are predators.
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Luther wrote:
The wolf analogy is a different story, and much more accurate about
our gov't that leads the people to believe they have our best interests at
heart, when they really just want our complete submission so they can
completely control us Nothing like a good crisis to get laws
Been trying for years to have faith. Not really working for me any more.
Mike
On Mar 19, 2013 8:53 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote:
Luther wrote:
The wolf analogy is a different story, and much more accurate about
our gov't that leads the people to believe they have our best
It helps to be that close to montvale.
I bought a fuel tank for my W109 from the dealer and it arrived overnight
for not much more than a good refurbishment of the original one would have
been. Their logistics are pretty amazing! Most stuff comes in a day or
two, depending on how bad I need
Wow, 2X list price... that's horrible!
Jaime
That is more the norm than the exception. I have one stealer 45
miles away. They are 2-3x list. I won't go there. The next
stealer would be 150-200 miles away. I am not driving 6-8 hours for
a part. I might drive that for for a short
... We comprise the govt, we comprise the nation. It's not
us versus them, until it becomes us versus them. Have a bit of
faith??
mao
Kinda hard to do that when the (janet nepolitan ice cream O!) secy of
Homely land insecurity called all veterans potential ter roir rists.
Ralph Robertson wrote:
I am looking for the name of the garage near/in Leesburg, fl. that does
high speed wheel balancing on the vehicle. I had the name and address of
this garage a while back and have misplaced it. Can anyone help with
this??
Any here sound familiar?
-- Forwarded message --
From: Bob Rentfro azbob...@gmail.com
Date: Mar 13, 2013 8:30 AM
Subject: Cruise Cornhole
To: Banned List ban...@okiebenz.com
Cc:
I tried the cruise on my 240D for the first time yesterday. I was
attempting to set it for 60mph. It caught hold and set at
I'm from the IRS and I'm here to help you. Remember, we are not happy
until you are not happy
On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 5:53 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote:
Luther wrote:
The wolf analogy is a different story, and much more accurate about
our gov't that leads the people to
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