Re: [MBZ] God intervenes on a 124 Benz

2013-08-09 Thread Mitch Haley
Andrew Strasfogel wrote: The Smart owner. Wife, ex-wife? Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] God intervenes on a 124 Benz

2013-08-09 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
Soon to be ex-SWMBO. We were never married. On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 8:21 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Andrew Strasfogel wrote: The Smart owner. Wife, ex-wife? Mitch. __**_ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] 45 Years - WAS 44 years OT

2013-08-09 Thread Curt Raymond
I'll fix that, we're closing in on 12... -Curt Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2013 20:44:13 -0400 From: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] 45 Years - WAS  44 years OT Message-ID: 072debde-4170-43d0-88be-938f7134b...@penoff.com Content-Type:

Re: [MBZ] God intervenes on a 124 Benz

2013-08-09 Thread Mitch Haley
Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Soon to be ex-SWMBO. We were never married. I think I've got it now. You drive MBZ. The soon to be ex GF drives Smart. The GF drives Ford. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] God intervenes on a 124 Benz

2013-08-09 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
Correct, with one minor additon. STBE SWMBO also drives a 300CD. On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 9:47 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Soon to be ex-SWMBO. We were never married. I think I've got it now. You drive MBZ. The soon to be ex GF drives Smart. The GF

Re: [MBZ] God intervenes on a 124 Benz

2013-08-09 Thread Dan Penoff
Sounds like you've got this all worked out someone going to come up missing soon? grin Dan who knows what's buried in the back yard On Aug 9, 2013, at 9:54 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Correct, with one minor additon. STBE SWMBO also drives a 300CD. On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 9:47

Re: [MBZ] God intervenes on a 124 Benz

2013-08-09 Thread Rich Thomas
So he has a soon-to-be-ex-GF, and a GF, neither one of whom MBO as they are not wedded. I think I might be seeing the problem. --R On 8/9/13 9:47 AM, Mitch Haley wrote: Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Soon to be ex-SWMBO. We were never married. I think I've got it now. You drive MBZ. The soon

Re: [MBZ] God intervenes on a 124 Benz

2013-08-09 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
To distract me from any unpleasantness, I had two surgeries done in July for 1) torn rotator cuff (L shoulder) and 2) oral surgery (bone graft). The former means no heavy lifting or DIY car repairs for awhile. I am still a bit numb from the latter... Dimitri - when are you coming to visit? On

Re: [MBZ] 300SD battery/alternator problem

2013-08-09 Thread Rich Thomas
Well now the mech tells her that he has poked around and it has confounded him. He found that the glow plug relay stays on for some period after the car starts, which he somehow thinks is causing the battery to run down. Some mention was made of a red wire coming from a box going to short,

Re: [MBZ] 300SD battery/alternator problem

2013-08-09 Thread Michael Canfield
You need to get it away from that mechanic before he has your harness cut, spliced and f'ed up. He has no clue what he is doing. The glow plugs should do that. They have in every one I have owned. Garages these days! Can't even find one around here that can balance tires right. Literally,

Re: [MBZ] kick down switch - loss of 1st Gear

2013-08-09 Thread Larry T
Hi Gang - Just to update everyone on the status of my non functioning 1st gear. Turns out it doesn't just fail to engage with kickdown from a stop - it also does not respond to pulling the gear lever all the way to the lowest selection. After several emails between me and Sun Valley -

[MBZ] sunroof not powering open? - W123

2013-08-09 Thread ernest breakfield
hi all! seems the sunroof in our 300D isn't wanting to open; there's a 'click' audible from the front edge (that sounds like it might be a latch?) when we hit the switch, and if it's really quiet we can hear what sounds like what i imagine might be the cable shifting slightly in its

[MBZ] Autozone idiots

2013-08-09 Thread dseretakis
I just picked up some reman calipers from these clowns. They are missing the heat shield around the seal. Is this really necessary? They had no clue of course. I can pry off the old ones and install on the remans but the old ones are badly corroded and will likely not transfer well. Sent from

Re: [MBZ] sunroof not powering open? - W123

2013-08-09 Thread Curt Raymond
Step 1: Remove wallet from pocket Step 2: Remove money from wallet Step 3: Give money (LOTS) to somebody who has successfully fixed an MB sunroof before. Seriously. I spent a whole day standing in the sunroof hole one time and then spent $800 to get it fixed. That was 10 years ago... -Curt

Re: [MBZ] Autozone idiots

2013-08-09 Thread Gary Hurst
i know a guy who sells quality USA reman calipers (and new ones too!) and i don't recall such problems On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 1:47 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: I just picked up some reman calipers from these clowns. They are missing the heat shield around the seal. Is this really

Re: [MBZ] God intervenes on a 124 Benz

2013-08-09 Thread Rich Thomas
With all those girlfriends you might want to consider one more surgical procedure. --R (who snipped my post) On 8/9/13 10:11 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: To distract me from any unpleasantness, I had two surgeries done in July for 1) torn rotator cuff (L shoulder) and 2) oral surgery (bone

Re: [MBZ] Autozone idiots

2013-08-09 Thread dseretakis
I know that guy too! I was unable to reach you and was in a hurry to get those parts. You called me the other day. I tried to call you back but your number was not reachable because it was a Skype number or something. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 9, 2013, at 2:30 PM, Gary Hurst

Re: [MBZ] Autozone idiots

2013-08-09 Thread Gary Hurst
954 889 5530. email is even better. big hurry never works out On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 2:46 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: I know that guy too! I was unable to reach you and was in a hurry to get those parts. You called me the other day. I tried to call you back but your number was not

Re: [MBZ] Autozone idiots

2013-08-09 Thread Rich Thomas
How would someone get core calipers back to the guy? --R On 8/9/13 2:30 PM, Gary Hurst wrote: i know a guy who sells quality USA reman calipers (and new ones too!) and i don't recall such problems On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 1:47 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: I just picked up some reman

Re: [MBZ] Autozone idiots

2013-08-09 Thread dseretakis
I'll try that number next time. I called you back at this number which was reflected in my caller ID: (661) 748-0240 Palmdale Area I'm not a big fan of email for ordering parts. I hope you understand. BTW how knowledgable are you with regard to BMW 2002 parts. It's a 1973. Are you competitive

Re: [MBZ] God intervenes on a 124 Benz

2013-08-09 Thread dseretakis
I might be coming down mid September. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 9, 2013, at 10:11 AM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: To distract me from any unpleasantness, I had two surgeries done in July for 1) torn rotator cuff (L shoulder) and 2) oral surgery (bone graft). The former

Re: [MBZ] God intervenes on a 124 Benz

2013-08-09 Thread dseretakis
Andrew is a sex making machine??:) Sent from my iPhone On Aug 9, 2013, at 2:32 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: With all those girlfriends you might want to consider one more surgical procedure. --R (who snipped my post) On 8/9/13 10:11 AM, Andrew

Re: [MBZ] 45 Years - WAS 44 years OT

2013-08-09 Thread Randy Bennell
Hi Larry Congratulations to you too! As I said in the post you have responded to, we were celebrating the anniversary of our first date by going out for some good steak. We celebrated 40 years of marriage on Aug 3 with friends who were married on the same date but 17 years ago. His parents

Re: [MBZ] I fought the saw and the saw won

2013-08-09 Thread Randy Bennell
Pull the plug when that happens again and see if it is wet or dry and check to see if there is spark. Got to be either flooded, not getting fuel, or not getting spark. Randy On 08/08/2013 6:33 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Oh yea I pulled the cover and squirted a short squirt of either in

Re: [MBZ] Autozone idiots

2013-08-09 Thread dseretakis
That's a good point. I ordered my last alternator from the autozone idiots because I couldn't be bothered mailing back the core to Rusty. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 9, 2013, at 2:52 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: How would someone get core calipers back to the

Re: [MBZ] I fought the saw and the saw won

2013-08-09 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
I did, plug was dry, I was getting spark when cranked. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 9, 2013, at 2:05 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: Pull the plug when that happens again and see if it is wet or dry and check to see if there is spark. Got to be either flooded, not getting fuel,

Re: [MBZ] God intervenes on a 124 Benz

2013-08-09 Thread Randy Bennell
Who gets the cats?? Randy On 09/08/2013 8:00 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Soon to be ex-SWMBO. We were never married. On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 8:21 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Andrew Strasfogel wrote: The Smart owner. Wife, ex-wife? Mitch.

Re: [MBZ] God intervenes on a 124 Benz

2013-08-09 Thread dseretakis
I thought those were Donna's. I like the fanged one. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 9, 2013, at 3:11 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: Who gets the cats?? Randy On 09/08/2013 8:00 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Soon to be ex-SWMBO. We were never married. On Fri, Aug 9, 2013

Re: [MBZ] I fought the saw and the saw won

2013-08-09 Thread Randy Bennell
On 09/08/2013 2:08 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: I did, plug was dry, I was getting spark when cranked. Sent from my iPhone Ok, so we know it is starving for fuel. Now the question is why? Fuel pickup in the tank and hose to carb. Carb is probably also acting as the fuel pump via a diaphram

Re: [MBZ] Autozone idiots

2013-08-09 Thread Gary Hurst
i'm generally not that competitive with autohaus as i can't really sell you OEM part for the same money that they sell generic dismal chinese parts. where items are identical, i will normally sell them at az+10%. i don't sell a lot of parts for 2002s On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 2:54 PM,

Re: [MBZ] I fought the saw and the saw won

2013-08-09 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Yes it's new. It does have a primer bulb, it says pump it 6 times warm or cold to start. I have tried pumping it 6 times, 20 times, no times make no difference when it gets to not wanting to start Sent from my iPhone On Aug 9, 2013, at 2:17 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: On

Re: [MBZ] Autozone idiots

2013-08-09 Thread Gary Hurst
one would generally contact the guy with what cores are to be returned and then await instructions where to send them On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 2:52 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: How would someone get core calipers back to the guy? --R On 8/9/13 2:30 PM, Gary

Re: [MBZ] sunroof not powering open? - W123

2013-08-09 Thread Dave Cavner
e - I'd just be guessing what is wrong from this distance, but I've posted a couple links below. Sunroof problems have been discussed to death on many of the MB web forums. I'm sure there is good info in this list archive too but I've never been as successful targeting specifics here as I

Re: [MBZ] Autozone idiots

2013-08-09 Thread dseretakis
Except that the people who answer the phones are rude and lacking in knowledge. I have very little desire to order from them. Much rather speak with an expert (Gary) get quality parts and pay 10% more for equivalent. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 9, 2013, at 3:21 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin

Re: [MBZ] Autozone idiots

2013-08-09 Thread dseretakis
Az + 10% is fine. Thanks Gary. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 9, 2013, at 3:19 PM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: i'm generally not that competitive with autohaus as i can't really sell you OEM part for the same money that they sell generic dismal chinese parts. where items are

Re: [MBZ] Autozone idiots

2013-08-09 Thread Gary Hurst
i'd be saying that to if i were used to dealing with some other guy who sent you that same chinese autohaus stuff for 3 times the price instead of dealimg with me On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 3:21 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.netwrote: Autohausaz rocks Sent from my iPhone On Aug 9, 2013,

Re: [MBZ] Autozone idiots

2013-08-09 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Trent is the best. Speaking of Trent, if Trent is Q2 or Q jr, what does that make jabba? Sent from my iPhone On Aug 9, 2013, at 2:25 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: Except that the people who answer the phones are rude and lacking in knowledge. I have very little desire to order from them.

Re: [MBZ] I fought the saw and the saw won

2013-08-09 Thread Randy Bennell
On 09/08/2013 2:19 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Yes it's new. It does have a primer bulb, it says pump it 6 times warm or cold to start. I have tried pumping it 6 times, 20 times, no times make no difference when it gets to not wanting to start Now we are getting somewhere. There is a

Re: [MBZ] Autozone idiots

2013-08-09 Thread Gary Hurst
fat? On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 3:27 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.netwrote: Trent is the best. Speaking of Trent, if Trent is Q2 or Q jr, what does that make jabba? Sent from my iPhone On Aug 9, 2013, at 2:25 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: Except that the people who answer the

Re: [MBZ] Autozone idiots

2013-08-09 Thread Gary Hurst
on identical items. a lot of the big savings from AZ comes from them just being a huge walmart type outfit but a lot also comes from comparing apples to oranges. they sell a lot of substandard stuff that i don't sell On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 3:26 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: Az + 10% is

Re: [MBZ] ACA

2013-08-09 Thread Larry T
Well, if 12-18million illegal aliens can break the law by illegally crossing our border (an infraction that can get you shot or imprisioned (as in mexico) in most countries) and our fed govt takes the tactic of ignoring those law breakers -- if we can get a similar number to refuse to enroll

Re: [MBZ] Autozone idiots

2013-08-09 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
I has enough of that other guy for a while. Once got a uro flex disk, was assured it was good quality. Spent hours trying to put the damn thing on and it simply would not go, holes were off just a hair. Also once got a set of uro ball joints, would not fit in the steering knuckle, ruined a

Re: [MBZ] Autozone idiots

2013-08-09 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Autohausaz rocks Sent from my iPhone On Aug 9, 2013, at 2:19 PM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: i'm generally not that competitive with autohaus as i can't really sell you OEM part for the same money that they sell generic dismal chinese parts. where items are identical, i will

Re: [MBZ] 45 Years - WAS 44 years OT

2013-08-09 Thread Larry T
Wow - we've got a lot of people committed to long time relationships -- like the one we have with our vehicles... LarryT On 8/8/2013 9:56 PM, OK Don wrote: Ditto, at over 38 yrs. On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 7:44 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: Congrats to all of you - you're making me

Re: [MBZ] 45 Years - WAS 44 years OT

2013-08-09 Thread Larry T
Buncha damn kids!! ;-) LarryT 91 300D On 8/9/2013 9:09 AM, Curt Raymond wrote: I'll fix that, we're closing in on 12... -Curt Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2013 20:44:13 -0400 From: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] 45 Years - WAS 44 years

Re: [MBZ] VW Passat TDI

2013-08-09 Thread Larry T
IMO that's a VW mentality that goes way back - at least to the '50s and '60s when the radio speaker was on the driver side - they were trying to make the driver happy because they were usually the decision maker when it came to buying new vehicles one of the VW old timers told me that

Re: [MBZ] Autozone idiots

2013-08-09 Thread Gary Hurst
so why do you guys worship a guy who does this to you for years and then tops it off by telling you to give all your money to trent without receiving any parts at all, let alone the dismal chinese crap he specialized in, to support something he called learning.? it's an awfully strange world, is

Re: [MBZ] VW Passat TDI

2013-08-09 Thread WILTON
I noticed on that new Passat former DIL was driving yesterday, they cut a big rectangular hole into another perfectly good steel top. %( Wilton - Original Message - From: Larry T l02tur...@comcast.net To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, August 09, 2013 3:39 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ]

Re: [MBZ] ACA

2013-08-09 Thread Larry T
And we, who are SUPPOSED to be represented, have NO ONE speaking for us. Yep, SOP. business as usual. We get screwed again. Personally I'd like to see DC leave things the hell alone. Go back to maybe 205 or so and lock all laws - remove everything passed after that point and from then

Re: [MBZ] Autozone idiots

2013-08-09 Thread Dieselhead
Trent is the best. Speaking of Trent, if Trent is Q2 or Q jr, what does that make jabba? Sent from my iPhone Minnesota fats Or should that be minnesota skinny? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] I fought the saw and the saw won

2013-08-09 Thread Scott Ritchey
You are using the choke, right? These 2-stroke carbs require choking to suck fuel into the passages from the diaphragm chamber to the jets. You can flood it that way but if the fuel passages have drained (or boiled off) it will not start without choke. -Original Message- From: Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Autozone idiots

2013-08-09 Thread Jon Agne
Ditto! I am restoring a 1968 250S, and was in desperate need of an old style rocker arm fuel pump. Gary 1) knew what I was talking about, 2) found it for me for at a not too bad of a price, and 3) had it delivered with gaskets on the day promised. On Aug 9, 2013, at 3:25 PM,

Re: [MBZ] 300SD battery/alternator problem

2013-08-09 Thread Scott Ritchey
It is normal for newer (pencil-style) glow plugs to stay on for a couple minutes after engine start. This produces smoother and cleaner idle until the engine warms up. On older cars (like my 82)the alternator isn't big enough to supply all the load for those few minutes so some battery

Re: [MBZ] Autozone idiots

2013-08-09 Thread Gary Hurst
wow. but surely autohausaz could have done that? and, if not, what about the mercedes classic center? On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 4:11 PM, Jon Agne jonag...@gwi.net wrote: Ditto! I am restoring a 1968 250S, and was in desperate need of an old style rocker arm fuel pump. Gary 1) knew what I

Re: [MBZ] Autozone idiots

2013-08-09 Thread Jon Agne
Ah, I am sending back the pump the classic center sent to me as it will not fit. Apparently, MB has forgotten that the 1968 250S 280S were delivered with an added air pump which interferes with their replacement pump. Just sayin. On Aug 9, 2013, at 4:14 PM, Gary Hurst wrote: wow.

Re: [MBZ] I fought the saw and the saw won

2013-08-09 Thread G Mann
I've had some success with 2 stroke engines with fouled plugs by spraying the plug with brake cleaner to flush off the oil/carbon.. Then with the plug out and hooked up lay it in contact with the cylinder head and pull the engine through and watch the spark.. Good hot blue spark.. likely plug is

Re: [MBZ] Autozone idiots

2013-08-09 Thread WILTON
Well, Q2 didn't work out very well; meanwhile, it's Gary, and we'll see how it goes from there. Wilton - Original Message - From: Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, August 09, 2013 4:01 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Autozone idiots

Re: [MBZ] Autozone idiots

2013-08-09 Thread Gary Hurst
wow. MB doesn't know what pump you take but i do. that's pretty impressive! On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 4:23 PM, Jon Agne jonag...@gwi.net wrote: Ah, I am sending back the pump the classic center sent to me as it will not fit. Apparently, MB has forgotten that the 1968 250S 280S were

[MBZ] Jabba -- Glow plug relay

2013-08-09 Thread Rich Thomas
So the daughter unit took the car back to the shop that had the regulator replaced maybe 3 weeks ago, symptoms the same -- batttery dying, not charging. Mech sends it back to the alt shop, tells them to figure it out. They narrow it down to a red wire from the fuse box that was drawing current.

Re: [MBZ] Jabba -- Glow plug relay

2013-08-09 Thread Gary Hurst
could be a hueco, $254 would be a lot for that. i'd be like $109 or so retail on that delivered for a hueco. a bosch woudl be preferred but would be more difficult to locat. tell me year nad model again? On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 4:36 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Jabba -- Glow plug relay

2013-08-09 Thread Gary Hurst
on the plus side, hueco tends to be german made, but they get into wonky stuff like knocking off EZLs with mixed results. i knew one guy who would only sell them 2 at a time and urge you to just use the one that worked best. thjis sounds outrageous, but when the genuine benz part is 2500 and

Re: [MBZ] Another oil thread

2013-08-09 Thread Craig
On Thu, 8 Aug 2013 15:53:14 -0700 clay redgh...@comcast.net wrote: http://www.mbca.org/sites/default/files/oils_for_classic_british_cars.pdf swiped this from MBCA. It should provide a few hours of interesting discusison It appears they swiped it from someplace else. It's authored by

Re: [MBZ] Jabba -- Glow plug relay

2013-08-09 Thread WILTON
Yep, welcome aboard. Wilton - Original Message - From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, August 09, 2013 4:36 PM Subject: [MBZ] Jabba -- Glow plug relay So the daughter unit took the car back to the

Re: [MBZ] Jabba -- Glow plug relay

2013-08-09 Thread dseretakis
Why is your daughter a unit? Sent from my iPhone On Aug 9, 2013, at 4:36 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: So the daughter unit took the car back to the shop that had the regulator replaced maybe 3 weeks ago, symptoms the same -- batttery dying, not charging.

[MBZ] Today's Science Article

2013-08-09 Thread Dan Penoff
Enjoy some of the research and findings at the ICR: http://www.icr-science.org Dan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Jabba -- Glow plug relay

2013-08-09 Thread Randy Bennell
On 09/08/2013 4:08 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: Why is your daughter a unit? Better a unit than a eunuch Or, maybe that is why he refers to him as a daughter? Randy ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

Re: [MBZ] Jabba -- Glow plug relay

2013-08-09 Thread Jon Agne
Col. Fleming (who used to own Dimitri's house) called all of his grandchildren units. On Aug 9, 2013, at 5:30 PM, Randy Bennell wrote: On 09/08/2013 4:08 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: Why is your daughter a unit? Better a unit than a eunuch Or, maybe that is why he refers to him as

Re: [MBZ] sunroof not powering open? - W123

2013-08-09 Thread OK Don
Be thankful that it broke in the closet position. The sunroof in my450SLC broke in the open position, and it started to rain. Not fun. The bracket the attaches the cable to the motor in the trunk broke. It's still that way :-) On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 1:19 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com

Re: [MBZ] Jabba -- Glow plug relay

2013-08-09 Thread dseretakis
Haha. Yup, that's why I asked! I was thinking about you while asking about the unit:) Sent from my iPhone On Aug 9, 2013, at 5:37 PM, Jon Agne jonag...@gwi.net wrote: Col. Fleming (who used to own Dimitri's house) called all of his grandchildren units. On Aug 9, 2013, at 5:30 PM, Randy

Re: [MBZ] VW Passat TDI

2013-08-09 Thread OK Don
Yup - that was the one issue that I couldn't resolve - it came with the car, whether you liked it or not. You can get fully adjustable electric seats on both sides, but have to go up trim level or two. My first car was a 1951 VW bug, so was my second car for that matter (had two of them for a

Re: [MBZ] 300SD battery/alternator problem

2013-08-09 Thread Peter Frederick
I had the glow plug relay in my Volvo TD stick, and it would run the battery down while driving with the headlights on! They draw 80 amps, as a rule, and that's a BIG drain on the alternator. Benz shop is the place to take it. Peter ___

Re: [MBZ] I fought... now SCHWINN BIKES

2013-08-09 Thread Mountain Man
There are two different Bendix 2-speed hubs. One with yellow bands and one with red bands. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Subject:RE : 123 Alternator Install

2013-08-09 Thread Greg Fiorentino
Those L-shaped bolt/threaded rod units sell for about $60. I am planning on making some to sell for $30 each in the next few weeks. I made one for my son's '80 240D using best materials/techniques. I have materials to make about 20 more now that the hard part (design, engineering and machine

Re: [MBZ] I fought the saw and the saw won

2013-08-09 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
I have tried with with full choke, half choke, no choke. On 8/9/2013 3:07 PM, Scott Ritchey wrote: You are using the choke, right? These 2-stroke carbs require choking to suck fuel into the passages from the diaphragm chamber to the jets. You can flood it that way but if the fuel passages have

Re: [MBZ] I fought the saw and the saw won

2013-08-09 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
I was getting a nice blue spark when I did that On 8/9/2013 3:29 PM, G Mann wrote: I've had some success with 2 stroke engines with fouled plugs by spraying the plug with brake cleaner to flush off the oil/carbon.. Then with the plug out and hooked up lay it in contact with the cylinder head

Re: [MBZ] Subject:RE : 123 Alternator Install

2013-08-09 Thread dseretakis
Thanks for taking the time to figure it out. I had a hard time parting with unreasonable sum of money when I needed one several yrs ago. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 9, 2013, at 6:33 PM, Greg Fiorentino gf...@dslnorthwest.net wrote: Those L-shaped bolt/threaded rod units sell for about $60. I

Re: [MBZ] Subject:RE : 123 Alternator Install

2013-08-09 Thread WILTON
ATTABOY! Wilton - Original Message - From: Greg Fiorentino gf...@dslnorthwest.net To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, August 09, 2013 6:33 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Subject:RE : 123 Alternator Install Those L-shaped bolt/threaded rod units sell for about

Re: [MBZ] Jabba -- Glow plug relay

2013-08-09 Thread Rich Thomas
I only have one. The unitary daughter, who is not a Unitarian. --R On 8/9/13 5:30 PM, Randy Bennell wrote: On 09/08/2013 4:08 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: Why is your daughter a unit? Better a unit than a eunuch Or, maybe that is why he refers to him as a daughter? Randy

Re: [MBZ] VW Passat TDI

2013-08-09 Thread MG
Ha, he got you pretty good. The glove compartment was on the right the radio in the center then the gas gauge and the speedo. The only place left was to cram it in to the left of the speedo. If I remember right the kombi had it to the right of center next to the radio. Manfred Larry T

Re: [MBZ] Autozone idiots

2013-08-09 Thread Rick Knoble
On Aug 9, 2013, at 2:43 PM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: so why do you guys worship a guy who does this to you for years and then tops it off by telling you to give all your money to trent without receiving any parts at all, let alone the dismal chinese crap he specialized in, to

Re: [MBZ] I fought the saw and the saw won

2013-08-09 Thread WILTON
Reminds me: 'Bout 25 years ago, a black walnut tree had fallen across part of a rental house that I owned. I began cutting it in the upper limbs (now horizontal and near the ground, of course) with a small Homelite saw that would not run at idle - had to keep giving it short throttle spurts

Re: [MBZ] Autozone idiots

2013-08-09 Thread Brian Toscano
Yeah, I think we can leave references to others out On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 5:03 PM, Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com wrote: On Aug 9, 2013, at 2:43 PM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: so why do you guys worship a guy who does this to you for years and then tops it off by

Re: [MBZ] Michelin tire recall

2013-08-09 Thread Brian Toscano
Replace and throw defective tire on your burn/ compost pile. On Sat, Jul 20, 2013 at 3:38 PM, Benz Hogs benz-n-h...@gulseth.net wrote: Plug, patch, and add sealant :) No more flats! Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL '98 ML320 Max (168,xxx mi) On 7/20/2013 11:40 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin

Re: [MBZ] I fought the saw and the saw won

2013-08-09 Thread Scott Ritchey
Assuming you get fuel in the little primer bulb (many are clear and you can see there is fuel there) this sounds more and more like either a crudded-up carb from old fuel or a bad/misadjusted carb from the git go. -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]

Re: [MBZ] This look nice at first glance

2013-08-09 Thread M. Mitchell Marmel
At 10:10 PM -0400 8/8/13, Jaime Kopchinski wrote: Yep, its a turd. So one CAN polish a turd! -MMM- ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] This look nice at first glance

2013-08-09 Thread Dan Penoff
Of course you can - they did it on MythBusters: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiJ9fy1qSFI Dan On Aug 9, 2013, at 7:05 AM, M. Mitchell Marmel wrote: At 10:10 PM -0400 8/8/13, Jaime Kopchinski wrote: Yep, its a turd. So one CAN polish a turd! -MMM-

Re: [MBZ] 45 Years - WAS 44 years OT

2013-08-09 Thread Mike Esh
36 years for my wife and I. We started at 18 and 19 respectively. We now have two daughter and one son. Ages 33, 30, and 14. Michael E. Esh 231-286-2344 On Aug 9, 2013, at 3:33 PM, Larry T l02tur...@comcast.net wrote: Wow - we've got a lot of people committed to long time relationships --

Re: [MBZ] OT - Conceal Carry

2013-08-09 Thread Larry T
The article concluded by saying :say lynchings sometimes happen in isolated, poorer parts of Bolivia, where police and other authorities are scarce. Sounds like they have found a way to remove the need for police and other authorities I know this was discussed in early June - I am slow at

[MBZ] 80's M-B Dealer Salesman Training Vid

2013-08-09 Thread Chris James
I got such a kick out of watching this MB Dealer Sales Training vid on YouTube! Loved seeing all the models from a bygone era! It's an hour long, but has many interesting (even amusing) segments, catch a bit here there if you can't watch it all at once! Here we see a potential customer

Re: [MBZ] 80's M-B Dealer Salesman Training Vid

2013-08-09 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Is that the one I sent to the list last week? There was one about the sales process that I watched but might not have sent Sent from my iPhone On Aug 9, 2013, at 7:05 PM, Chris James c_ja...@gmx.com wrote: I got such a kick out of watching this MB Dealer Sales Training vid on YouTube! Loved

Re: [MBZ] 80's M-B Dealer Salesman Training Vid

2013-08-09 Thread Chris James
No, that was one of the 80's/90's model line up/history overviews featured on the same channel (fascinating as well BTW, thanks!). On 8/9/2013 8:09 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Is that the one I sent to the list last week? There was one about the sales process that I watched but might not have

Re: [MBZ] God intervenes on a 124 Benz

2013-08-09 Thread Mitch Haley
Andrew Strasfogel wrote: To distract me from any unpleasantness, I had two surgeries done in July for 1) torn rotator cuff (L shoulder) and 2) oral surgery (bone graft). What's the recovery period for #1? In 2000, I didn't have #1 done, had little use of my arm for the better part of a year,

Re: [MBZ] God intervenes on a 124 Benz

2013-08-09 Thread Mitch Haley
Rich Thomas wrote: With all those girlfriends you might want to consider one more surgical procedure. Manopause already took care of that for him. ;-) Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] I fought the saw and the saw won

2013-08-09 Thread Mitch Haley
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Yes it's new. It does have a primer bulb, it says pump it 6 times warm or cold to start. I have tried pumping it 6 times, 20 times, no times make no difference when it gets to not wanting to start The primer bulb sucks from a carb vent and pumps back to the tank. If

Re: [MBZ] I fought the saw and the saw won

2013-08-09 Thread Craig
On Fri, 9 Aug 2013 19:05:39 -0400 WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: As I was falling and jumping backward off the ladder, I threw the saw way off the right at about 2 o'clock. As I was getting up, I realized that the saw was lying across the yard idling perfectly, and continued to do so

Re: [MBZ] sunroof not powering open? - W123

2013-08-09 Thread Mitch Haley
OK Don wrote: Be thankful that it broke in the closet position. The sunroof in my450SLC broke in the open position, and it started to rain. Not fun. The bracket the attaches the cable to the motor in the trunk broke. It's still that way And the manual override nut is on the motor, right?

Re: [MBZ] wasps everywhere

2013-08-09 Thread Mitch Haley
M. Mitchell Marmel wrote: I got a couple mud daubers who have set up shop on my living room window... They love to fill the ground terminals in all the 120v outlets in my garage. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] 45 Years - WAS 44 years OT

2013-08-09 Thread Larry T
Congratulations Michael! We also started young - I'm everyone thought it would never last. There's something sublime about proving everyone wrong ;-) LarryT 91 300D On 8/9/2013 7:56 PM, Mike Esh wrote: 36 years for my wife and I. We started at 18 and 19 respectively. We now have two

Re: [MBZ] sunroof not powering open? - W123

2013-08-09 Thread OK Don
Yup. On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 7:31 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: OK Don wrote: Be thankful that it broke in the closet position. The sunroof in my450SLC broke in the open position, and it started to rain. Not fun. The bracket the attaches the cable to the motor in the trunk broke.

[MBZ] OT: Amazon.com!

2013-08-09 Thread Craig
The hard disk drive in one of our computers has been acting up. I was looking at a replacement. Yesterday, it was $62.99. Today it's $81.24! Do they vary their prices according to the day of the week? Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

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