Re: [MBZ] Fw: A Martha List

Rhode Island. Surprisingly although RI is a very small state it takes a long time to get anywhere... ;) -Curt From: WILTON via Mercedes To: mercedes list Cc: WILTON Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2016 11:51 PM Subject:

[MBZ] New engine for a rod bender

This is just what you need to replace that POS engine in the 350SDL, etc. - - - http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enthusiasts/mtu-mt-883-v-12/ar-BBpWAwf?ocid=edgsp -- OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* –

[MBZ] Fw: A Martha List

Oops, I thought we talking 'bout FL. But, remind me, 'zackly where'e the Chowdah Q. Wilt - Original Message - From: "WILTON" To: "Curt Raymond" ; "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2016 11:08

Re: [MBZ] A Martha List

Mine's worthy. Wilt - Original Message - From: "Curt Raymond via Mercedes" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Cc: "Curt Raymond" Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2016 10:48 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] A Martha List And

Re: [MBZ] A Martha List

And power... I've got a 1200w generator. -Curt From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes To: Mercedes List Cc: Dan Penoff Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2016 8:09 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] A Martha List And we would have to select

Re: [MBZ] A Martha List

I move we schedule the Martha-Q for the Sunday before next Presidents day, 2017. Three day weekend, cool time of year. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 That'un or MLK weekend ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] A Martha List

I move we schedule the Martha-Q for the Sunday before next Presidents day, 2017. Three day weekend, cool time of year. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On February 24, 2016 8:45:20 PM EST, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >I have offered numerous times. I

Re: [MBZ] A Martha List

How about next March to coincide with Amelia Island? Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 24, 2016, at 8:45 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > I have offered numerous times. I even have a private park that would be more > than adequate for hosting the event. > > Dan >

Re: [MBZ] A Martha List

I have offered numerous times. I even have a private park that would be more than adequate for hosting the event. Dan > On Feb 24, 2016, at 8:29 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > I'll second the motion for Dan to host a Florida Q. All in favor? > -- > Max

[MBZ] Auction fun

The S whatever it was AMG was back again this week. It would make a cheap AMG for someone who likes to go fast. a GL450, a GL550. Both looked good. I drove the 550 a few yards. An ML 350 an SLK and some others I didn't get close enough to see what they were. Looked like a GLK on a semi that

Re: [MBZ] 617 Fuel Filter Bolt

I found the right parts page: http://www.mbpartsworld.com/showAssembly.aspx?ukey_assembly=1082553_make=1103_model=16073=1982_category=24396_trimLevel=20574 The bolt in question is item #38. They only show one available seal ring (#41) so I have to conclude that my old TD had some kind of special

[MBZ] Nice looking 2006 CDI in Houston, TX

I have been looking at this car for some time and am surprised it is still available. Price was just reduced to $ 6995. Very tempted. but too far away! Anybody to look at it http://www.ebay.com/itm/201527339178?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649=STRK Bob Massmann 1995 E300D with 434,000 miles

Re: [MBZ] A Martha List

I'll second the motion for Dan to host a Florida Q. All in favor? -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On February 24, 2016 8:17:27 PM EST, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote: >Ok I would come to a FloridaQ if it weren't in the hot season. >Dwight > >Dwight

Re: [MBZ] A Martha List

Ok I would come to a FloridaQ if it weren't in the hot season. Dwight Dwight Giles Jr. 1982 300CD 1990 300D Wickford RI On Feb 24, 2016 7:48 PM, "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" wrote: > Only problem with that is the availability of my tools. There’s no way I > could haul

Re: [MBZ] A Martha List

Only problem with that is the availability of my tools. There's no way I could haul everything with me. We need to have a FloridaQ. Dan You can pull a trailer with that SDL! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] Some gems of truth in this

From 4 years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuG1SVLvM6Q ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] A Martha List

And we would have to select a worthy victim/car. Dan > On Feb 24, 2016, at 8:09 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: > > Hmm. That’s a possibility. I can ship all my materials up, as they would > fit in a relatively small box. > > I would need RO and rotary polishers, that’s the big

Re: [MBZ] A Martha List

Hmm. That’s a possibility. I can ship all my materials up, as they would fit in a relatively small box. I would need RO and rotary polishers, that’s the big stuff. Dan > On Feb 24, 2016, at 7:57 PM, Dimitri via Mercedes > wrote: > > You make a list and we'll supply

Re: [MBZ] A Martha List

You make a list and we'll supply the tools! Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 24, 2016, at 7:48 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Only problem with that is the availability of my tools. There’s no way I > could haul everything with me. > > We need to have a

Re: [MBZ] A Martha List

Only problem with that is the availability of my tools. There’s no way I could haul everything with me. We need to have a FloridaQ. Dan > On Feb 24, 2016, at 6:59 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes > wrote: > > Dan, > Maybe you can do a demo/workshop at the ChowdahQ &

Re: [MBZ] JamaicaQ

He did not mention anything about a bus, he only talked about an 87 300d and a 124 convertible Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 24, 2016, at 6:02 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > Does Rolf still have a MBZ bus? > More importantly, does he still have a home and a

Re: [MBZ] JamaicaQ

Does Rolf still have a MBZ bus? More importantly, does he still have a home and a wife or is he living in Jamaica in the bus? Mitch. > On February 24, 2016 at 4:54 PM "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" > wrote: > > > So this past Sunday we had a JamaicaQ. While in Jamaica

Re: [MBZ] A Martha List

Dan, Maybe you can do a demo/workshop at the ChowdahQ & Curt can make,a video of it. I am sure one of us would donate a car for the event. Dwight Giles Jr. 1982 300CD 1990 300D Wickford RI On Feb 24, 2016 1:18 PM, "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" wrote: > No, but I am more

Re: [MBZ] THIS MERCEDES BENZ IS IN INCREDIBLE ORIGINAL CONDITIONThroughout!

'Course, I flew several 26-hour airborne alert missions, but I always had some help and I could nap a bit occasionally. Lotsa 12 to 14-hour ones from Guam to Vietnam & back and one from Guam to Wichita, KS. Many 10 to 12 hours. Wilton - Original Message - From: "clay via Mercedes"

Re: [MBZ] THIS MERCEDES BENZ IS IN INCREDIBLE ORIGINAL CONDITIONThroughout!

I make a point of staying away from truck danger zones as much as possible. 'Sorta frustrating sometimes when SWMBO's driving and cruises beside or behind a truck and I finally hafta say, "Can we, please, get away from that truck?" You'd think that, as many times I've had to say it, "somebody"

Re: [MBZ] THIS MERCEDES BENZ IS IN INCREDIBLE ORIGINAL CONDITION Throughout!

It does. While the W126 isn’t quite the living room couch compared to the W140, it’s still a very comfortable car to drive long distances in. I’m reading some threads on the R129 forum about people retrofitting lumbar and seat heating to their R129s, which is really easy to do. I’ll bet it

Re: [MBZ] JamaicaQ

All the opportunities to joke about jerks and chicken. I must refrain. Dan > On Feb 24, 2016, at 5:30 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > TeenyQ. > > Bob R > On Feb 24, 2016 2:55 PM, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> So

Re: [MBZ] JamaicaQ

TeenyQ. Bob R On Feb 24, 2016 2:55 PM, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > So this past Sunday we had a JamaicaQ. While in Jamaica I discovered > former list member Rolf was also in Jamaica right down the road from me, so > we met up for a little Q, AKA jerk

Re: [MBZ] THIS MERCEDES BENZ IS IN INCREDIBLE ORIGINAL CONDITION Throughout!

I pulled a pair of 1200 mile days a week apart getting to and from a family gathering. S series makes it too simple to achieve. clay On Feb 24, 2016, at 7:45 AM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote: >> Iron butt = monkey butt? >> >> You get behind the semi and draft off of him. That way your

Re: [MBZ] THIS MERCEDES BENZ IS IN INCREDIBLE ORIGINAL CONDITION Throughout!

Absolutely. I saw one immediately after a blowout on my return trip. Fortunately, the brake lights ahead of me helped identify where the remnants of the tier were in the roadway. I don’t draft off of trucks, and haven’t for some years. I used to have a customer years ago who ran a small

[MBZ] JamaicaQ

So this past Sunday we had a JamaicaQ. While in Jamaica I discovered former list member Rolf was also in Jamaica right down the road from me, so we met up for a little Q, AKA jerk chicken. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] THIS MERCEDES BENZ IS IN INCREDIBLE ORIGINAL CONDITION Throughout!

On Wed, 24 Feb 2016 15:45:21 -0500 Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > While crossing the great plains in a '63 beetle, I found there are three > low pressure areas around a semi-trailer that I could draft in: one on > each side near the rear axle set, and one directly

Re: [MBZ] THIS MERCEDES BENZ IS IN INCREDIBLE ORIGINAL CONDITION Throughout!

ATTABOY! For saving energy. On Feb 24, 2016 3:45 PM, "Meade Dillon via Mercedes" wrote: > While crossing the great plains in a '63 beetle, I found there are three > low pressure areas around a semi-trailer that I could draft in: one on each > side near the rear axle set,

Re: [MBZ] THIS MERCEDES BENZ IS IN INCREDIBLE ORIGINAL CONDITION Throughout!

While crossing the great plains in a '63 beetle, I found there are three low pressure areas around a semi-trailer that I could draft in: one on each side near the rear axle set, and one directly behind. I preferred drafting on the side, as I could see the road in front of me and the driver could

Re: [MBZ] A Martha List

Thar would be wonderful. Bob R On Feb 24, 2016 11:18 AM, "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" wrote: > No, but I am more than happy to put one together. Do understand that it > will be somewhat general in nature, since each car is different, but it > should be detailed enough to

Re: [MBZ] THIS MERCEDES BENZ IS IN INCREDIBLE ORIGINAL CONDITION Throughout!

> Dan wrote: > > You get behind the semi and draft off of him. That way your > mileage goes WAY up. And if you get close enough to a big truck to draft for very long, the driver may get help from a fellow driver to strip you off. That can be unpleasant. Never mind the danger of being so close

Re: [MBZ] THIS MERCEDES BENZ IS IN INCREDIBLE ORIGINAL CONDITION Throughout!

In the Winter of 1973, I drove the '61 MGA 29 hours, solo, from OKC to Somerville, NJ, about 1500 miles, non-stop. I had planned to stop sometime to sleep, but didn't feel tired until I figured it was too late to get sufficient sleep before check-out time. I did stop twice for two hours on the

Re: [MBZ] THIS MERCEDES BENZ IS IN INCREDIBLE ORIGINAL CONDITION Throughout!

Sounds like the return trip from our honeymoon. We took a cruise that docked in Ft. Lauderdale on Friday and we both had to be back to work on Monday in Indianapolis. I had the family's hand me down 1971-1/2 Ford Pinto hatchback, 2000cc with a stick, which the new wife couldn't drive. Around

Re: [MBZ] THIS MERCEDES BENZ IS IN INCREDIBLE ORIGINAL CONDITION Throughout!

ATTABOY! Bob R On Feb 24, 2016 11:18 AM, "WILTON via Mercedes" wrote: > Summer of '59, I foolishly drove for 30 hours, 1500 miles on 2-lane roads, > from Lincoln, NE, to Nashville, NC, in a '56 Chevy. Somewhere in Iowa, > SWMBO took the wheel for a few minutes, but every

Re: [MBZ] A Martha List

No, but I am more than happy to put one together. Do understand that it will be somewhat general in nature, since each car is different, but it should be detailed enough to give some direction. Dan/Martha Sent from my iPad > On Feb 24, 2016, at 12:21 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes >

Re: [MBZ] THIS MERCEDES BENZ IS IN INCREDIBLE ORIGINAL CONDITION Throughout!

Summer of '59, I foolishly drove for 30 hours, 1500 miles on 2-lane roads, from Lincoln, NE, to Nashville, NC, in a '56 Chevy. Somewhere in Iowa, SWMBO took the wheel for a few minutes, but every time she tried to accelerate, such as passing another vehicle, the engine would quit just as we'd

[MBZ] A Martha List

I was talking with a work associate today about auto detailing. When I engage in conversations like this all I try to do is remember what Dan tells us and I appear wicked smart to the common man. Then I wondered if Martha has ever given us a list that takes us from newly bought jankey car to a

Re: [MBZ] THIS MERCEDES BENZ IS IN INCREDIBLE ORIGINAL CONDITION Throughout!

I always heard the term "monkey butt" in our Harley days. I'm sure it was a reference to orangutans, who have the bright red butts, suggesting that one's butt resembled this after a long day riding. Our bikes always had Mustang seats which are some of the most comfortable seats there are for

Re: [MBZ] THIS MERCEDES BENZ IS IN INCREDIBLE ORIGINAL CONDITION Throughout!

Iron butt = monkey butt? You get behind the semi and draft off of him. That way your mileage goes WAY up. Dan Iron butt is a motorsickle thing. You ride 1000 miles in a day. I'm willing to give ironbutt awards for cars or trucks too. It is not easy to do. In 1990, when we shipped the

Re: [MBZ] THIS MERCEDES BENZ IS IN INCREDIBLE ORIGINAL CONDITION Throughout!

Iron butt = monkey butt? You get behind the semi and draft off of him. That way your mileage goes WAY up. Dan Sent from my iPad On Feb 23, 2016, at 9:57 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote: Hard to go back once you've had an OM603 turbo, especially in a 126 > > Now

Re: [MBZ] 617 turbo oil supply tube

Correct, sort of. The basic EPC just shows when a part is NLA and not that it has been superseded. The "real" EPC shows the original part number and the supersessions (sp?) Dan Sent from my iPad > On Feb 23, 2016, at 10:43 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > >

Re: [MBZ] Anyone need an idle air control valve, vergasser?

I see references to these regularly in the Benzworld W126 forum. There's a "For Sale/Wanter" section in that forum you might want to post to for a sale. If anything do a search there to get an idea of what they're selling for. Dan Sent from my iPad > On Feb 23, 2016, at 11:20 PM, Curly McLain