Re: [MBZ] Secret Message For Andrew

Wow, $30! -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On February 4, 2017 5:12:58 PM EST, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" wrote: >That's where I buy most of my dealer parts > >Sent from my iPhone > >> On Feb 4, 2017, at 1:14 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: >> >> Here's a Genuine OE M

Re: [MBZ] Alternative to C Clamp Ball Joint Tool (W126)

I have used that tool. It works fine but (1) the steering knuckle must be removed from the car and (2) you need a shop press to do the job. It doesn't damage the grease boot and the kit includes a drift to drive out the old ball joint, which also requires a good vice to hold the knuckle while you

Re: [MBZ] Bosch SR97X Starter

+1 The OE(M) Bosch starter is heavy, rugged, durable, and reliable. What is to improve on? (yes, they do wear out after a reasonable service life.) The OM60xgear reduction starter is ok, but they fail with NO warning. I'd rather have the starter used in OM621, 615, 616 and 617, (and probabl

Re: [MBZ] Loss of power

When this happened to me (fill up with gasoline), the test was to connect a hose to the lift pump and stick the other end into a jug of known good Diesel. It started right up after some cranking, the filter still had too much gas. Draining the full fuel tank wasn't fun in the winter but that fix

Re: [MBZ] OT: Mac OS

El Crap works fine in and of itself; I just don't like its lack of backwards compatibility. :) -MMM- On Sat, Feb 4, 2017 at 7:46 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I've been surprised how much I didn't dislike El Crapitan. I moved to it > from 10.8... > -Curt > >

Re: [MBZ] OT: Mac OS

I've been surprised how much I didn't dislike El Crapitan. I moved to it from 10.8... -Curt From: M. Mitchell Marmel To: "curtlud...@yahoo.com" ; Mercedes Discussion List Sent: Saturday, February 4, 2017 4:59 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Mac OS I hadda be dragged kicking and screami

Re: [MBZ] Jaime! Questions about your Ponton ...

Hi Craig, Thank you! No, looks like the author is driving, I'm in the passenger seat in the photos. The color is 221 "dark green". It seems to have no longer been used after 1959 or so. I had a really difficult time finding someone who could look it up and mix some: http://images.jaimekop.com/2

Re: [MBZ] Today's W123 Fun

On Sat, 4 Feb 2017 18:33:10 -0500 Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > So off I went to loosen all the belts and replace them. Arrgh. All I > can say is if there was a conversion kit to change an OM617 from > fractional horsepower belts to a serpentine belt, I would be all over > it. They are a lot

[MBZ] Jaime! Questions about your Ponton ...

On Fri, 3 Feb 2017 17:50:31 -0500 Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes wrote: > Hi All, > > My ponton and I are in this month's issue of Automobile! > http://www.automobilemag.com/news/six-1950s-sedans-lime-rock-park/ Great pictures of a great car! Was that you driving it, Jaime, or were you the one

Re: [MBZ] Bosch SR97X Starter

It makes sense... the power output is similar, but the gearing is different. Doesn't sound like its really going to improve things. But this begs the question: whats is there to improve? These cars have been starting for 40 years with the original style starter, which is still available. Why c

Re: [MBZ] Bosch SR97X Starter

Someone on BenzWorld was experimenting with the SR97X as a replacement for the SR67X. -D > On Feb 4, 2017, at 7:59 PM, fmiser via Mercedes wrote: > >> Dan wrote: > >> Well, the SR97x is not working well for me. It cranks well >> enough to start warm and above 50*f air temp but it just doesn'

[MBZ] Alternative to C Clamp Ball Joint Tool (W126)

http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w126-s-se-sec-sel-sd/2770817-lca-ball-joint-replacement-w-o.html#post15558505 -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To sea

Re: [MBZ] Bosch SR97X Starter

Dan wrote: Well, the SR97x is not working well for me. It cranks well enough to start warm and above 50*f air temp but it just doesn't have the raw power to crank fast enough to start easily below freezing. Why did you not get a SR67X? Maybe I missed that post. _

Re: [MBZ] OT: Mac OS

+1 And I had to be dragged kicking and screaming from Eudora for email. I am getting along ok with Postbox for email. It imported the eudora email, but messed up the address book. I still keep 10.6.8 on another drive so I can crank up Eudora to find something. It does some things better t

Re: [MBZ] Loss of power

SORRY No, I thought I remembered you had to replace the timing advance when you got the whale. Maybe you just threatened to replace it? Meade Dillon via Mercedes February 4, 2017 at 11:53 AM Trying to start a vicious rumor? Broken timing device has been postulat

Re: [MBZ] Diesel Sedan for Kyle or Manfred

Oh vey! If I had the $. And the space. And the need... Hahaha! Kyle On Feb 4, 2017 6:38 PM, "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" wrote: > http://ocala.craigslist.org/cto/5954731698.html < > http://ocala.craigslist.org/cto/5954731698.html> > > I’ve seen this for sale for a while. I’m wondering if the grou

Re: [MBZ] BUY MY BASKET CASE

TIE WIRE. Floyd Thursby via Mercedes February 4, 2017 at 10:04 AM https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/5970790023.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

[MBZ] He had have time warped from 20 years ago to come up with this price

Mercedes Benz 300SD Diesel http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/cto/5989261747.html via cPro for Craigslist iOS: http://tinyurl.com/cPro-iDevice Android: http://tinyurl.com/CL-Android Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives ht

[MBZ] Head in the clouds, too much black tar heroin, which is it?

1987 Mercedes 420SEL, V 126, BENZ http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/cto/5989465893.html via cPro for Craigslist iOS: http://tinyurl.com/cPro-iDevice Android: http://tinyurl.com/CL-Android Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list arch

[MBZ] Needs a little poos attention

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[MBZ] Diesel Sedan for Kyle or Manfred

http://ocala.craigslist.org/cto/5954731698.html I’ve seen this for sale for a while. I’m wondering if the ground effects are AMG, too bad they’re wasted on a diesel. Those are actually worth something. -D __

[MBZ] In My Neighborhood

But wa too new for me: http://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/5978587249.html -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery op

Re: [MBZ] OK Don's Next Plane

How do you see around the radiator? -D > On Feb 4, 2017, at 6:00 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > > I've flown one. It was OK, but not great at anything. It did have a modern > aircraft engine (well, designed in the '40s) instead of the Model A engine > the original had. > > On Sat, Feb 4, 201

[MBZ] Today's W123 Fun

Winter has finally arrived in Florida - it was a balmy 78F with no humidity as it’s been all week. Wonderful weather to work on the car… Some background: PO replaced the master cylinder or booster during his ownership, and while doing so slathered brake fluid down the firewall and under the ca

Re: [MBZ] OK Don's Next Plane

Actually, a set of brothers I know each have a Pietenpol, along with six other aircraft - On Sat, Feb 4, 2017 at 5:00 PM, OK Don wrote: > I've flown one. It was OK, but not great at anything. It did have a modern > aircraft engine (well, designed in the '40s) instead of the Model A engine > the

Re: [MBZ] OK Don's Next Plane

I've flown one. It was OK, but not great at anything. It did have a modern aircraft engine (well, designed in the '40s) instead of the Model A engine the original had. On Sat, Feb 4, 2017 at 2:51 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > http://www.pietenpolaircraftcompany.com

Re: [MBZ] OT: Mac OS

We have a poop ton of faculty running snow leopard. Lots of statistical and genome sequencing programs they use on the older machines. Going to be a nightmare once our main IT shuts down their access to the network Kyle On Feb 4, 2017 4:59 PM, "M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes" < mercedes@okie

Re: [MBZ] Secret Message For Andrew

Thats a good deal. I am going to pick up a spare or 3 Kyle On Feb 4, 2017 5:13 PM, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > That's where I buy most of my dealer parts > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Feb 4, 2017, at 1:14 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes < > mercedes@oki

Re: [MBZ] Automobile Magazine

Dream jobs! Although I'm sure you do more than that. Thanks, Gerry ~~~ Jaime Kopchinski wrote: > Thanks Gerry, > I manage a team of test engineers who primarily test entertainment, > navigation, and communications systems in the cars as part of the re

Re: [MBZ] Secret Message For Andrew

That's where I buy most of my dealer parts Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 4, 2017, at 1:14 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > Here's a Genuine OE Mercedes monovalve > insert. Less that $40 > > https://www.mbdirectparts.com/oem-parts/mercedes-benz-lifting-magnet-0008350644 > >

Re: [MBZ] OT: Mac OS

I hadda be dragged kicking and screaming into El Crapitan. Still keep Snow Leopard on a second internal drive to run a couple older apps that aren't supported any more... On Sat, Feb 4, 2017 at 9:15 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Sierra sucks, causing our enginee

[MBZ] OK Don's Next Plane

http://www.pietenpolaircraftcompany.com -D ___ 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/listi

Re: [MBZ] Where is the MOG when you need one?

I have no room for one. As it is, I have stuffed the tiny garage with the SL and lots of other stuff along the edges. If I actually had one on hand, then I would be tempted to do really stupid things that would result in very large repair bills to remedy my fix. --- clay > I turned my

Re: [MBZ] YOU NEED THIS

Just so much stuff I do not need I wonder how well it will sell in 30 years on fleabay. Lots of collectable desire, or will the reputation have been slagged by then? clay > On Feb 4, 2017, at 5:42 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > http://lifestylecollection.mbusa.com/Valentines-D

Re: [MBZ] Where is the MOG when you need one?

What? No cherry picker? How have you managed so long without one? Buy the HF 2 ton model with folding legs. A load balancer is a nice addition. I use mine every week for all sorts of stuff besides lifting engines. I last used it to lift the 55 gallon barrel of unleaded (un-alcohol'd also) gasoline

Re: [MBZ] Automobile Magazine

Thanks Gerry, I manage a team of test engineers who primarily test entertainment, navigation, and communications systems in the cars as part of the research and development phase of new models. In other words, we drive around in fancy cars all day and listen to the radio :-) Jaime On Sat, Feb

[MBZ] Where is the MOG when you need one?

Man, a free car is lots of work to drag home. There is a spare engine and transmission that goes with the car. Now, I have a bunch of tools, but a cherry picker ain’t one. Do not have a truck with a hoist either. If Jim would come over and take that MOG home, maybe we could lift that engine

[MBZ] Secret Message For Andrew

Here's a Genuine OE Mercedes monovalve insert. Less that $40 https://www.mbdirectparts.com/oem-parts/mercedes-benz-lifting-magnet-0008350644 Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] Loss of power

Trying to start a vicious rumor? Broken timing device has been postulated as afflicting The White Whale, but not yet confirmed. I'm still working my way from cheap / easy fixes to complex / expensive. Next test will be replacing the fuel filters and reversing the supply / return lines in the eng

Re: [MBZ] BUY MY BASKET CASE

How could he manage to drop the chain all the way down into the motor? I have seen them dropped but are usually sitting on top of the guide rails easy to retrieve. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 4, 2017, at 10:04 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto

[MBZ] BUY MY BASKET CASE

https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/5970790023.html -- --FT Winston Churchill: “Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming m

Re: [MBZ] OT: Mac OS

Sierra sucks, causing our engineers no end of trouble. They changed how network drives mount so our storage doesn't work. Changed something else so our video and audio editors don't work. These are big changes and we got no warning... Apple hates it's developer community... Cury Sent from Yahoo

Re: [MBZ] Where's a good place to get instrument clusters overhauled?

The gears I got were about $18. All other places wanted about $60 for 1 gear. If you don't see the set you need send them a message and they can fix you up https://store.garagistic.com/Parts-catagories/odometer-gears Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 4, 2017, at 7:28 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Loss of power

Yep it's usually 240d's that do it for some reason. Maybe because they are always running at max rpm just to get up and go. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 3, 2017, at 11:29 PM, Larry Turner via Mercedes > wrote: > > My 240D did that. Ran fine in the morning but wouldn't start in the > afternoo

[MBZ] Buy my POS

Scrap value $0.03/lb so that makes it a $100 car https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/5986844074.html -- --FT Winston Churchill: “Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to f

Re: [MBZ] YOU NEED THIS

I wear French cuff dress shirts for work. I have a pretty decent accumulation of cufflinks of my own, from my Dad, etc. It’s a nice way to express yourself in a subtle way, especially when you want to give the “man” a big FU. I learned this from my Dad when he was an exec at GM. They had a c

Re: [MBZ] YOU NEED THIS

For your MB lifestyle. I would be more inclined to buy a bottle of used diesel oil or soot for my diesel lifestyle. --R On 2/4/17 8:47 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: I like the brake rotor cufflinks. -D On Feb 4, 2017, at 8:42 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: http://lifestylec

Re: [MBZ] YOU NEED THIS

I like the brake rotor cufflinks. -D > On Feb 4, 2017, at 8:42 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > http://lifestylecollection.mbusa.com/Valentines-Day-2017/ > > > -- > --FT > Winston Churchill: > “Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large > or pett

[MBZ] YOU NEED THIS

http://lifestylecollection.mbusa.com/Valentines-Day-2017/ -- --FT Winston Churchill: “Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelmi

Re: [MBZ] Where's a good place to get instrument clusters overhauled?

Star advertisers Palo Alto PAspeedo.com Lauderdale speedpmeter Lspeedo.com Overseas Speedometer, TX Speedometer.com The first two are on high rent land. PA has advertised in the star for decades. I am sure they are good. I might be inclined to give the TX boys a shot. Dunno, I have fixe

Re: [MBZ] Where's a good place to get instrument clusters overhauled?

Palo Alto Speedo has done MB speedos for decades. There are probably others in the Star. Dan Penoff via Mercedes February 4, 2017 at 6:13 AM I think Programa might do them. -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list arch

Re: [MBZ] Where's a good place to get instrument clusters overhauled?

I think Programa might do them. -D > On Feb 3, 2017, at 11:30 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Garagiant or something like that. On eBay and has a website > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Feb 3, 2017, at 10:19 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Sender: No,

[MBZ] Bosch SR97X Starter

Feedback on the attempt to convert: Well, the SR97x is not working well for me. It cranks well enough to start warm and above 50*f air temp but it just doesn't have the raw power to crank fast enough to start easily below freezing. New battery (Nov 2016), passed load test of 450amps for 15 seco