Re: [MBZ] Anyone interested in W123 Euro Headlights?

Original Message   From: Mountain Man via Mercedes Sent: Monday, January 19, 2015 7:01 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Reply To: Mountain Man Subject: Re: [MBZ] Anyone interested in W123 Euro Headlights? Karl wrote: > I'm pretty handy but if I have to do any vacuum silver plating or the like I >

Re: [MBZ] Contacting the Classic Center [was: Re: Alt up per bracket 78 240D]

I have found email to be much more dependable. thomas.han...@mbusa.com On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 5:17 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I call him on the direct line you listed, starts with area code 949. > Called twice today and it went to his voice mail both times, s

Re: [MBZ] Alt up per bracket 78 240D

Be glad it's not one of the bolts with the rod welded to the side of the bolt head that threads on to the bushing to tighten and loosen. When I was looking up the toothed bolt I saw one of these and the bolt was $60. Dan I've made those, and they don't cost me $60. ('course, they were not

Re: [MBZ] Anyone interested in W123 Euro Headlights?

On Mon, 19 Jan 2015 19:01:44 -0600 Mountain Man via Mercedes wrote: > Karl wrote: > > I'm pretty handy but if I have to do any vacuum silver plating or the > > like I might defer! > > > > Rick should reply. He has W123 euro headlights - he took them from > me. Something was wrong with them...

Re: [MBZ] Alt up per bracket 78 240D

Be glad it's not one of the bolts with the rod welded to the side of the bolt head that threads on to the bushing to tighten and loosen. When I was looking up the toothed bolt I saw one of these and the bolt was $60. Dan Sent from my iPad > On Jan 19, 2015, at 9:11 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercede

Re: [MBZ] OT - Computer Case Recommendations

I'll +1 Antec, I had one years ago, pre ATX, was that an ATC maybe? It came all apart without screws. Cost more than the motherboard but it was a really good case. I kept it for maybe 10 years until I couldn't get motherboards to fit it anymore. -Curt From: Craig via Mercedes To: Mercede

Re: [MBZ] Alt up per bracket 78 240D

If you get the chance to got there its absolutely worth it.Heres pics from my trip a couple years ago:  http://s843.photobucket.com/user/curtludwig/library/Mercedes_Classic_Center?sort=3&page=1 I've met Tom in person, also another guy who's name escapes me although I have his card around somewher

Re: [MBZ] Alt up per bracket 78 240D

Take it out, weld it up, cut new teeth into it. I'd always planned to do that to my '78 before I conned Dimitri into taking it. -Curt From: LarryT via Mercedes To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, January 19, 2015 9:34 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Alt up per bracket 78 240D Unfortunatel

Re: [MBZ] Wilton Q

Yes, he also went to Guam and the bases in Thailand. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Randy Bennell via Mercedes" To: "Curly McLain" <126die...@gmail.com>; "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Monday, January 19, 2015 5:19 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wilton Q On 19/01/2015 3:52 PM, Curly

Re: [MBZ] Wilton Q

In B-52's, I was lucky enough to have never been on the ground in Vietnam - never closer than about 5 miles overhead, usually at about 7 miles. I attended a Bob Hope show at U-Tapao, Thailand, however, in early evening of 23 Dec '72 just before a mission to Haiphong, N. Vietnam. Bob also spoke

Re: [MBZ] Anyone interested in W123 Euro Headlights?

Karl wrote: > I'm pretty handy but if I have to do any vacuum silver plating or the like I > might defer! > Rick should reply. He has W123 euro headlights - he took them from me. Something was wrong with them... I believe the lens were fine but the reflectors were bad. mao

Re: [MBZ] Alt up per bracket 78 240D

I hate my local dealerships. You are very lucky to have a dealership that works with you and is knowledgeable. That's why I use the Classic Center. No nonsense, fair pricing, fast shipping. Tom Hanson is truly a gem of a person. He is also a true enthusiast, goes to MB events, and concours. I we

Re: [MBZ] OT - Computer Case Recommendations

On Mon, 19 Jan 2015 18:59:22 -0500 Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > I want to buy him a new (quality) case and power supply so he can > appreciate the difference that $30-$40 can make in a situation like > this. Antec makes good cases. We used their 4U rackmount cases at the Lab. The folks on t

Re: [MBZ] Alt up per bracket 78 240D

I always released the upper and lower bolt but a PO did some damage that's hard to fix without replacing. Thx for the comments -- Larry On 1/19/2015 11:04 AM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote: There's a reason they abandoned that design. The bolt and the rack are vulnerable because many people

Re: [MBZ] Alt up per bracket 78 240D

Yeah, I've never been crazy about this design - there are so many much easier methods to adjust alts, Compressors, etc. Speaking of compressors - I am considering removing this York - the AC has never worked properly and removing it will provide more room to work in the engine bay. It's a 7

Re: [MBZ] OT - Computer Case Recommendations

I would, but the case he currently owns is a POS. This is an opportunity to get him a good foundation for future use. His previous choices were driven by economics, so the case he has now is pretty lousy. I want to buy him a new (quality) case and power supply so he can appreciate the differe

Re: [MBZ] OT - Computer Case Recommendations

Just replace the power supply in the current case - I think Craig, or someone else on the list recommended a Seatronic when I had to upgrade mine due to a new graphics card. It is very well made. On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 5:47 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Eldest son

[MBZ] OT - Computer Case Recommendations

Eldest son’s PC power supply cacked. Looking for a recommendation for a good quality tower case/enclosure with a decent power supply. He games, but doesn’t do really intense stuff. He’s currently running an Asus ATX MB with an i5 Intel processor and a single video card, one hard drive, one op

Re: [MBZ] MBUSA move

OLd news, was announced a week or two ago. -R On 1/19/15 5:05 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote: According to the MBCA- Hawaii section facilbuch page, MomBUSA is moving to HOTlanta, GA THey referred to Autoblog as a source. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Wilton Q

On 19/01/2015 3:52 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote: So, I was re-living some of my youth and watching old shows on youtube last night. I watched some of the Bob Hope USO tours including some from Viet Nam and wondered if Wilton was in the crowd. RB Prob'ly not The B-52s were kept in oth

Re: [MBZ] Contacting the Classic Center [was: Re: Alt up per bracket 78 240D]

I call him on the direct line you listed, starts with area code 949. Called twice today and it went to his voice mail both times, so either he is not in the office today or quite busy. There is at least one other guy who also works there, just as friendly, helpful and knowledgeable as Tom. He

[MBZ] MBUSA move

According to the MBCA- Hawaii section facilbuch page, MomBUSA is moving to HOTlanta, GA THey referred to Autoblog as a source. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go

Re: [MBZ] Wilton Q

So, I was re-living some of my youth and watching old shows on youtube last night. I watched some of the Bob Hope USO tours including some from Viet Nam and wondered if Wilton was in the crowd. RB Prob'ly not The B-52s were kept in other countries/territories AFIK _

[MBZ] Wilton Q

So, I was re-living some of my youth and watching old shows on youtube last night. I watched some of the Bob Hope USO tours including some from Viet Nam and wondered if Wilton was in the crowd. RB ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://w

Re: [MBZ] Anyone interested in W123 Euro Headlights?

On Mon, 19 Jan 2015 12:39:14 -0800 Karl Wittnebel wrote: > I'm pretty handy but if I have to do any vacuum silver plating or the > like I might defer! The reflectors look fine (though one is dirty and will need to be cleaned with "no touch" methods). > Coukd you please send me some pics? Is th

[MBZ] Contacting the Classic Center [was: Re: Alt up per bracket 78 240D]

On Mon, 19 Jan 2015 09:02:29 -0500 dseretakis--- via Mercedes wrote: > Because you talk with Tom Hanson who has a clue, is pleasant to deal > with, and will get the part to your doorstep in 1-2 days. I was going to ask how one contacts Tom Hanson at the Classic Center, but I found some informati

Re: [MBZ] Anyone interested in W123 Euro Headlights?

I'm pretty handy but if I have to do any vacuum silver plating or the like I might defer! Coukd you please send me some pics? Is the "lens" the clear glass part or the reflector or some mysterious third component? Do I need any extra voltage regulators or wiring? Tanks, Karl On Jan 19, 2015 7:08

Re: [MBZ] You'll never guess what I saw this morning ...

No star, but on my way back from lunch, I saw a fellow on a motorcycle. How is that for Winnipeg on January 19th? He did have a sidecar so that made it a bit safer I suppose but I don't recall a windshield. Looked like maybe a newer BMW. It is not all that cold today - minus 4C at the moment and

[MBZ] You'll never guess what I saw this morning ...

On the way to Santa Fe, I saw something under the awning of an old gas station on the other side of the road that piqued my interest. I thought I saw a star on the front. On the way back, we stopped to take a look. It did have a star on the front. It was a 406D factory camper with factory luggage

Re: [MBZ] taking a foolish risk and paying the price for it!

Helicopter? He’s probably going with the idea that if the engine fails you can always autorotate in…. Dan > On Jan 19, 2015, at 3:03 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > wrote: > > My mechanic son is helping a friend with a problem with his car. > The story is like this: > > It is a late model

[MBZ] taking a foolish risk and paying the price for it!

My mechanic son is helping a friend with a problem with his car. The story is like this: It is a late model VW Jetta with a gas motor. It has somewhere around 90K miles on it. The oil pressure light started coming on and the friend assumed it was ok to keep on driving it because the dipstick sho

Re: [MBZ] Libre Office?

" don't know why they didn't use the German word." 'Didn't wanta remind us of "Arbeit Macht Frie?" Well, it did, anyway. ;<) Wilton - Original Message - From: "Ed Booher via Mercedes" To: "Curly McLain" <126die...@gmail.com>; "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Monday, January

Re: [MBZ] Fuel Fill Door Kaput

No, 'sorry; never had any of that new-fangled stuff. ;<) Wilton - Original Message - From: "Bob Rentfro via Mercedes" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Monday, January 19, 2015 12:32 PM Subject: [MBZ] Fuel Fill Door Kaput On my 08 CLK 350 Cabriolet, the fuel filler door has s

Re: [MBZ] Libre Office?

I'm going to get all semantic up in here. Mainly because I was a huge Sun nerd. Sun Microsystems purchased a company called StarDivision in 1998, which had started with StarWriter in 1985. Sun rebranded this product Sun StarOffice. This was during a time of Open Source everything. Linux was more t

[MBZ] Fuel Fill Door Kaput

On my 08 CLK 350 Cabriolet, the fuel filler door has suddenly stopped working. I had just fill the tank, put the cap on and shut the door when my OCD kicked in and I wanted to open the door to ensure the cap was tight. The door will not open now. I took some of the trunk lining out and I can't even

[MBZ] Here we go again

Nothing has fallen into the spam box for ages but this morning, there are 27 messages from you folks in the spam box since about 5 PM on the 16th.. RB ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or ch

Re: [MBZ] Alt up per bracket 78 240D

There's a reason they abandoned that design. The bolt and the rack are vulnerable because many people don't understand that you start by LOOSENING EVERYTHING before trying to adjust. That includes the clamping bolt and the lower pivot bolt. Once the desired tension is achieved, then tighten ev

Re: [MBZ] Alt up per bracket 78 240D

I've heard that Tom is really good, and that they do a good job of customer service. I'm sorry that other dealers don't have the same attitude about customers like ourselves that mine does. My parts guy is wonderful, and goes to great lengths to help out and get me whatever I need. Dan

Re: [MBZ] Alt up per bracket 78 240D

There's a reason they abandoned that design. The bolt and the rack are vulnerable because many people don't understand that you start by LOOSENING EVERYTHING before trying to adjust. That includes the clamping bolt and the lower pivot bolt. Once the desired tension is achieved, then tighten ev

Re: [MBZ] Alt up per bracket 78 240D

I’ve heard that Tom is really good, and that they do a good job of customer service. I’m sorry that other dealers don’t have the same attitude about customers like ourselves that mine does. My parts guy is wonderful, and goes to great lengths to help out and get me whatever I need. Dan > On

Re: [MBZ] Anyone interested in W123 Euro Headlights?

Please let Karl have what he likes. I don't currently have a123 car, so they would just go on the shelf. -- Max Dillon Charleston, SC On January 18, 2015 10:57:25 PM EST, Craig via Mercedes wrote: >On Sun, 18 Jan 2015 18:40:38 -0800 Karl Wittnebel > >wrote: > >> Ive been wanting a set of thos

Re: [MBZ] Alt up per bracket 78 240D

Good to know. I wasn’t sure - I’ve only seen things that were NLA they come up with that seem to be really, really expensive. Dan > On Jan 19, 2015, at 9:35 AM, LarryT via Mercedes > wrote: > > The few things I have bought from CC were no more than the dealer prices -- > > LarryT > ___

Re: [MBZ] Alt up per bracket 78 240D

They generally discount a bit off of list, 10-15% if I remember correctly. It makes up for paying for shipping usually, and the service is great. Tom is a genuinely great guy and does so much to keep these cars affordable and on the road. Jaime -driving my automatic 240D today after a major servi

Re: [MBZ] OT: The sweet taste of success

On Sun, 18 Jan 2015 19:00:48 -0600 Curly McLain <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: Baaa! Put a new cord on!Buying a new toaster is no cheapskate way to operate! I thought about that, but thought cords with the proper temperature rating were no longer made. Are they really available? Craig

Re: [MBZ] Alt up per bracket 78 240D

The few things I have bought from CC were no more than the dealer prices -- LarryT On 1/19/2015 9:16 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: I guess I just have a hard time wondering why people go to the Classic Center when the same parts are readily available from the dealership. Granted, I have

Re: [MBZ] Alt up per bracket 78 240D

Unfortunately a bolt won't fix it - it's the star shaped slot the bolt turns in. My bolt is fairly new but the slot has very little for it to grab. Thanks - LarryT 78 240D On 1/19/2015 7:38 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Why bother with the Classic Center when you can order this part fro

Re: [MBZ] Alt up per bracket 78 240D

I guess I just have a hard time wondering why people go to the Classic Center when the same parts are readily available from the dealership. Granted, I have a really, really good dealer to work with, which I know is an exception to the norm… I was of the impression that the Classic Center stuf

Re: [MBZ] Alt up per bracket 78 240D

Because you talk with Tom Hanson who has a clue, is pleasant to deal with, and will get the part to your doorstep in 1-2 days. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 19, 2015, at 7:38 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Why bother with the Classic Center when you can order this part from any > de

Re: [MBZ] Alt up per bracket 78 240D

Hi Gang - When trying to adjust my alternator belt I found the upper bolt with the star around its collar was turning without adjusting the belt. my lower bracket is ok but the upper has been chewed up. Anyone know where I can find one? Thx! LarryT 78 240D Car-part.com search for

Re: [MBZ] OT: The sweet taste of success

On Sun, 18 Jan 2015 19:00:48 -0600 Curly McLain <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: Baaa! Put a new cord on!Buying a new toaster is no cheapskate way to operate! I thought about that, but thought cords with the proper temperature rating were no longer made. Are they really available? Craig

[MBZ] The New Klebmobile

http://bringatrailer.com/2015/01/18/double-decker-1965-bristol-bus/ The heck with a G wagon, you need this. Dan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/a

Re: [MBZ] Alt up per bracket 78 240D

Why bother with the Classic Center when you can order this part from any dealer? 110 150 04 73 - Clamping Bolt, Spannschraube $19.50 Dan > On Jan 19, 2015, at 7:28 AM, dseretakis--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > Call the Classic Center. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jan 18, 2015, at 11:12

Re: [MBZ] Alt up per bracket 78 240D

Call the Classic Center. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 18, 2015, at 11:12 PM, LarryT via Mercedes > wrote: > > Hi Gang - >When trying to adjust my alternator belt I found the upper bolt with the > star around its collar was turning without adjusting the belt. > > my lower bracket is ok bu