Re: [MBZ] Rear Window Failed Down/Open

On Tue, 12 Jul 2016 21:08:14 -0700 Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: > I was able to get it to go up by poking and releasing the switch in the > up position about 30 times. If I tried holding it down, it wouldn't > move. Odd. Indeed. And from others' comments, I suspect it's not a case like the W

Re: [MBZ] Rear Window Failed Down/Open

I was able to get it to go up by poking and releasing the switch in the up position about 30 times. If I tried holding it down, it wouldn't move. Odd. Bob R On Jul 11, 2016 6:29 PM, "Bob Rentfro" wrote: > I'll do the resetting when I get home. And I haven't gotten a new key yet. > Maybe next wee

Re: [MBZ] OT: Bicycle repair

It's probably got caged bearings in it, in which case you can't take out the right side balls and clean them without the freewheel remover, but you can still take off the left side bearing cone and locknut and slide the axle out to the right and pack some grease in there. I suspect the bearing con

Re: [MBZ] OT: Bicycle repair

Yup, I ventured into it tonight to see what tool it'd need, standard splined Shamino. I discovered that I can easily adjust the play out but I accidentally loosened it again while installing the wheel. The derailleur is attached with the wheel nut and has a little spacer so it can't rotate, make

Re: [MBZ] Parts

I ordered a new 210 cup holder, the k40 or whatever relay that seems to control all sorts of stuff, and one of the crankcase vent hoses. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 12, 2016, at 8:03 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Thanks, always nice to have a good source for car parts. What kind

Re: [MBZ] OT: Bicycle repair

Curt wrote: > ...on inspection I found the rear hub has about 1/8" of play... Ya gotta remove the gear cluster to do rear hub = special tool. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change del

Re: [MBZ] Parts

Thanks, always nice to have a good source for car parts. What kind of stuff besides the bracket? -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On July 12, 2016 8:43:53 PM EDT, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" wrote: >My latest ordering places for parts has been importecautoparts.com for >OE

[MBZ] Parts

My latest ordering places for parts has been importecautoparts.com for OEM and for dealer parts I have put in several orders from Huskers at mbpartsdirect.com. I ordered that little expansion valve bracket that their shipping calculator came up with $17 Vic over there lowered it to $10. Of co

Re: [MBZ] Starter up?

The power and all the rest was connected, I think. My car's radio harness is pretty modified to connect to the DIN connections on the Continental, so the antenna connection won't plug into the Becker anymore. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On July 12, 2016 8:13:26 PM EDT, WILT

Re: [MBZ] Starter up?

I vaguely remember that the radio was sending signal to retract antenna that drained the battery. I can't remember for certain now. Was power connected to the radio? I think I may have disconnected it. Actually, it was 89.7 (a classical music station) that I had it set on and never moved it -

Re: [MBZ] Wilton needs this for his new ride

LOL. On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 4:32 PM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote: > Oh, yeah, that's what I REALLY need - be more attractive to the ladies. > ;<) > > Wilton > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To U

Re: [MBZ] Starter up?

Wilton, I don't remember, but it still had your stations set in memory. Didn't you have a problem with the antenna or the radio draining the battery? Or was that on your SDL? - Max Charleston SC On Sun, Jul 10, 2016 at 11:23 PM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote: > Congratulations and AT

Re: [MBZ] Wilton needs this for his new ride

Oh, yeah, that's what I REALLY need - be more attractive to the ladies. ;<) Wilton ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/lis

Re: [MBZ] Wilton needs this for his new ride

Well-satisfied wif my 16's, thank you. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Joel Cairo via Mercedes" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Cc: "Joel Cairo" Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2016 1:39 PM Subject: [MBZ] Wilton needs this for his new ride https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/56792435

Re: [MBZ] Another Klebber

Offer full price in return for parting it out in situ. On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 3:13 PM, Joel Cairo via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > But it might take $1000 to get it dragged out of the back yard, somehow. > > --JC > > > > On 7/12/16 3:02 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > >

[MBZ] El Crapitan

So El Crap is proving to be totally unacceptable. Its crashed 4 times today, twice while just sitting still... Gotta back up all my crap so I can do a fresh install, see if that was the issue. -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://ww

Re: [MBZ] Another Klebber

But it might take $1000 to get it dragged out of the back yard, somehow. --JC On 7/12/16 3:02 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: At $100 this is a SICK deal. On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 1:54 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: On July 12, 2016 at 1:50 PM Joel Cai

Re: [MBZ] Wilton needs this for his new ride

Even more so than driving a 33 year old diesel station wagon? On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 2:21 PM, Joel Cairo via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I had this conversation with my son a coupla weeks ago as we were passing > a house with a "Box" with a blue metalflake paint job on blocks out

Re: [MBZ] Another Klebber

At $100 this is a SICK deal. On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 1:54 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > On July 12, 2016 at 1:50 PM Joel Cairo via Mercedes > wrote: > > > https://savannah.craigslist.org/pts/5663031059.html > > > "I loved this car to death. Please buy it becaus

Re: [MBZ] KLEB SPECIAL -- 1976 MERCEDES 450 SEL - $350

Or, the car is free if you bail him out. On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 1:47 PM, Joel Cairo via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >SEND TITLE > > >1976 MERCEDES 450 SEL - $350 > > THIS VEHICLE HAS A GOOD ENGINE AND TRANNY,THE BODY IS IN GOOD SHAPE , GOOD > TIRES, IT WAS DRIVEN ON MY PRO

Re: [MBZ] Wilton needs this for his new ride

I had this conversation with my son a coupla weeks ago as we were passing a house with a "Box" with a blue metalflake paint job on blocks out behind it, I had seen it there for quite some time with the big chrome rims, etc. then recently on blocks. I supposed that the rim store had come and re

Re: [MBZ] Wilton needs this for his new ride

On Tue, 12 Jul 2016 13:39:46 -0400 Joel Cairo via Mercedes wrote: > https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/5679243582.html > >From the posting: "Wow 28" rims 1200 dollars" Wow is right. Why would anyone spend that kind of money on rims which require tires so thin they and the rim will be damag

Re: [MBZ] Another Klebber

On July 12, 2016 at 1:50 PM Joel Cairo via Mercedes wrote:https://savannah.craigslist.org/pts/5663031059.html"I loved this car to death. Please buy it because I'm too emotional to scrap it. "Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://

[MBZ] Another Klebber

https://savannah.craigslist.org/pts/5663031059.html -- --JC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.co

[MBZ] KLEB SPECIAL -- 1976 MERCEDES 450 SEL - $350

SEND TITLE 1976 MERCEDES 450 SEL - $350 THIS VEHICLE HAS A GOOD ENGINE AND TRANNY,THE BODY IS IN GOOD SHAPE , GOOD TIRES, IT WAS DRIVEN ON MY PROPERTY AND LEFT HERE I DON`T HAVE THE TITLE FOR IT SO IT`S FOR PARTS ONLY, MAKE AN OFFER (I AM WAITING FOR MAGISTRATES OFFICE TO LET ME KNOW

[MBZ] Wilton needs this for his new ride

https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/5679243582.html -- --JC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.

Re: [MBZ] OT: My friend's 1989 560 SE C [shameless commerce]

No, but it is a 8 cylinder deisel I believe. On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 1:23 PM, Joel Cairo via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Does it have the rare zundfogel engine? > > --JC > > > > On 7/12/16 12:57 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > >> I agree and will do the BAT deal, but on

Re: [MBZ] OT: My friend's 1989 560 SE C [shameless commerce]

Does it have the rare zundfogel engine? --JC On 7/12/16 12:57 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: I agree and will do the BAT deal, but only after my homies get first crack at this cream puff. On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 12:47 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: A

Re: [MBZ] OT internet

I have the Czech Fios, pronounced Fiosh. On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 1:06 PM, clay via Mercedes wrote: > FIOS is fiber to the home. No copper until it goes from the box in the > home to Coax or RJ11/RJ45 for TV/phone/networking. Since there is no > power in the line, the box has a back up battery

Re: [MBZ] OT internet

FIOS is fiber to the home. No copper until it goes from the box in the home to Coax or RJ11/RJ45 for TV/phone/networking. Since there is no power in the line, the box has a back up battery to allow the phone to function and send signal down the line to telco. SWMBA negotiated the leases on t

Re: [MBZ] OT internet

Supposedly FIOS is actual fiber to the house... I agree though, what you're seeing is probably phone trunks. -Curt From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes To: Mercedes List Cc: Dan Penoff Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2016 12:43 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT internet The fiber is infrastructure fibe

Re: [MBZ] OT: My friend's 1989 560 SE C [shameless commerce]

I agree and will do the BAT deal, but only after my homies get first crack at this cream puff. On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 12:47 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > A BAT buyer would be a good home. The demographics of hte place are much > the same as this list, only far mo

Re: [MBZ] OT internet

On Tue, 12 Jul 2016 11:05:18 -0400 Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > "If they have fiber running down the street why do we not have DSL or > uverse or something?" > > Contact local telco to inquire about DSL. Where we are east of Moriarty, NM, there is no DSL. We have a point-to-multipoint wir

Re: [MBZ] OT: My friend's 1989 560 SE C [shameless commerce]

A BAT buyer would be a good home. The demographics of hte place are much the same as this list, only far more car diverse. If I was going to sell a car I thought worthy I would definitely use BAT. You couldn’t get a better targeted audience, and it’s pretty much foolproof. They will also ass

Re: [MBZ] OT: My friend's 1989 560 SE C [shameless commerce]

A BAT buyer would be a good home. The demographics of hte place are much the same as this list, only far more car diverse. If I was going to sell a car I thought worthy I would definitely use BAT. You couldn’t get a better targeted audience, and it’s pretty much foolproof. They will also ass

Re: [MBZ] OT internet

There are huge amounts of dark fiber all over the country too (and the world as well). --JC On 7/12/16 12:43 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: The fiber is infrastructure fiber and probably not set up for consumer stuff. Understand that back in the early 1980s, Sprint had the national contr

Re: [MBZ] OT internet

The fiber is infrastructure fiber and probably not set up for consumer stuff. Understand that back in the early 1980s, Sprint had the national contract with the DoD for fiber. They set up and installed the CONUS infrastructure and actual fiber and maintained it to DoD standards. Part of the pa

Re: [MBZ] OT: My friend's 1989 560 SE C [shameless commerce]

He wants to make sure it goes to a good home, of which this list has many. Wasn't Snook interested? On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 12:36 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > If he’s truly interested in selling in the best venue, he should consider > listing it on BAT with a res

Re: [MBZ] OT: My friend's 1989 560 SE C [shameless commerce]

If he’s truly interested in selling in the best venue, he should consider listing it on BAT with a reserve. www.bringatrailer.com The BAT people do a pretty good job with listings, and while the comments can get a little rough at times, they’re usually quite help

Re: [MBZ] OT: My friend's 1989 560 SE C [shameless commerce]

If he’s truly interested in selling in the best venue, he should consider listing it on BAT with a reserve. www.bringatrailer.com The BAT people do a pretty good job with listings, and while the comments can get a little rough at times, they’re usually quite help

Re: [MBZ] ?

I hooked 5 bags to the ceiling fan blades but they keep flying off --JC On 7/12/16 12:01 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Have they no bagged ice in your part of the world? On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 11:50 AM, Joel Cairo via Mercedes mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: Perhaps you can help

Re: [MBZ] OT: My friend's 1989 560 SE C [shameless commerce]

Is he willing to finance? How low will he go on the price? Would he be interested in a trade for a newer (1998) Cadillac? I can get a certified check once the bank in Lagos opens tomorrow. --JC On 7/12/16 11:59 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: *The following is a description of my

Re: [MBZ] ?

Have they no bagged ice in your part of the world? On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 11:50 AM, Joel Cairo via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Perhaps you can help with a translation: > > "Be sure to short pressure S/W. otherwise Low pressure S/W detect low > pressure skete and stops the compress

Re: [MBZ] OT: Bicycle repair

On Tue, 12 Jul 2016 15:05:10 + (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > Is M1 a decent grease for the job? With as low as the loading on the axle is, just about any grease would suffice. M1 is better than just any grease. If you wanted to go whole hog, you could use Amsoil GPTR2 Synthetic P

[MBZ] OT: My friend's 1989 560 SE C [shameless commerce]

*The following is a description of my friend's 1989 560 SEC coupe. The car is located in Chevy Chase, MD and has been always garaged and well cared for. I can provide photos - if you're interested please email me off list.* Up for sale is a beautiful example of one of the nicest coupes Mercedes-

Re: [MBZ] ?

Perhaps you can help with a translation: "Be sure to short pressure S/W. otherwise Low pressure S/W detect low pressure skete and stops the compressor." My split system quit cooling last night, the head units are blinking which I think (if my Korenglish is working) means the refrigerant is l

Re: [MBZ] OT internet

I have called them and they have no form of high speed at my house they say. Which is why I am wondering about the fiber signs up and down the road. My home phone is currently ooma which is voip. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 12, 2016, at 10:05 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > "If

Re: [MBZ] ?

Roger that. On Tue, 12 Jul 2016 09:49:43 -0500 "M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes" wrote: > Eyep. > > On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 9:32 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Yep. > > > > > On Jul 12, 2016, at 10:22 AM, WILTON via Mercedes > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > Ye

Re: [MBZ] OT: Bicycle repair

Should be lots of youtube videos on that sort of thing too. I looked at a couple before working on the old Raleigh that I had posted about. RB On 12/07/2016 10:07 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: Should be easy enough, fresh grease and play adjustment will probably cure that. ---

Re: [MBZ] OT internet

We had Verizon DSL until last week when I cut off my home phone which accidentally screwed the pooch for that. When I tried to turn it back on I was informed that Verizon is pulling DSL out of my town.Fortunately Comcast will service my house, I bought a cable modem from Amazon which arrived yes

Re: [MBZ] OT: El Crapitan

What does it mean that Google "dropped support"? My IMac is 2009 and MacBook is 2007. On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 10:34 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I had 10.8.5 on my Macbook Pro (early 2013) and Google dropped support for > it. > > Since I just finished a big pro

Re: [MBZ] ?

I don't see it that way at all. On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 10:49 AM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Eyep. > > On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 9:32 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Yep. > > > > > On Jul 12, 2016, at 10:22 AM, WILTON via Me

Re: [MBZ] OT internet

I'm not sure how FIOS (Verizon's fiber-based service) is provisioned to the house, if you actually have a fiber drop at your interface or what, but "fiber running down the street" might be the trunk line that goes into the switch in your area, from there it goes out copper to your house, and de

Re: [MBZ] OT: El Crapitan

There are no Chrome updates for 10.8 or 10.9 anymore. -Curt From: Andrew Strasfogel To: Curt Raymond ; Mercedes Discussion List Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2016 11:13 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: El Crapitan What does it mean that Google "dropped support"?  My IMac is 2009 and MacBook i

Re: [MBZ] OT: Bicycle repair

Should be easy enough, fresh grease and play adjustment will probably cure that. - Max Charleston SC On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 11:05 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I remember some discussion of bicycles on here recently. > Yesterday after a ride Angie c

Re: [MBZ] OT internet

We just dropped our home phone. My opinion is generally that in the case of a "real" disaster theres not going to be anybody to call anyway. We'll be ready to depend on ourselves. -Curt From: Meade Dillon via Mercedes To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Meade Dillon Sent: Tuesday, July

Re: [MBZ] OT internet

"If they have fiber running down the street why do we not have DSL or uverse or something?" Contact local telco to inquire about DSL. Uverse (from BellSouth / ATT) seems to be a marketing scheme to tie you into a special modem / router that provides DSL service bundled with voice-over-IP, which n

[MBZ] OT: Bicycle repair

I remember some discussion of bicycles on here recently. Yesterday after a ride Angie complained that her bike "felt funny" on inspection I found the rear hub has about 1/8" of play... This is a "Free Spirit" 10spd probably from the early '80s or late '70s. Looks like it was probably sold by Sea

Re: [MBZ] OT internet

Huh? Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 12, 2016, at 9:42 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Yes. > > - > Max > Charleston SC > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or

Re: [MBZ] ?

Eyep. On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 9:32 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Yep. > > > On Jul 12, 2016, at 10:22 AM, WILTON via Mercedes > wrote: > > > > Yep > > > > WS > > > > - Original Message - From: "WILTON via Mercedes" < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > To: "merce

Re: [MBZ] OT internet

Yes. - Max Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

[MBZ] OT: El Crapitan

I had 10.8.5 on my Macbook Pro (early 2013) and Google dropped support for it. Since I just finished a big project I figured it might be a good time to "upgrade" to El Crapitan. The upgrade seemed to go well but now its locked up solid and rebooted twice in 2 days. This computer hasn't crashed t

Re: [MBZ] ?

Yep. > On Jul 12, 2016, at 10:22 AM, WILTON via Mercedes > wrote: > > Yep > > WS > > - Original Message - From: "WILTON via Mercedes" > > To: "mercedes list" > Cc: "WILTON" > Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2016 10:21 AM > Subject: [MBZ] ? > > >> ___

Re: [MBZ] ?

Yep WS - Original Message - From: "WILTON via Mercedes" To: "mercedes list" Cc: "WILTON" Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2016 10:21 AM Subject: [MBZ] ? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscri

[MBZ] ?

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