Re: [MBZ] Headlights and Deet.

Didn't used to be. but maybe it is the same stuff. Maybe not. fmiser via Mercedes March 29, 2017 at 12:21 AM Floyd wrote: Ages ago when I was a ramp rat the local FBO we used some stuff called "MirrorGlaze" on the plexi windows on airplanes. This stuff? ht

Re: [MBZ] Headlights and Deet.

> Floyd wrote: > Ages ago when I was a ramp rat the local FBO we used some stuff > called "MirrorGlaze" on the plexi windows on airplanes. This stuff? http://www.meguiarsdirect.com/product/mirror-glaze-clear-plastic-cleaner https://www.amazon.com/Meguiars-Mirror-Glaze-Plastic-Cleaner/dp/BAX

Re: [MBZ] OT: Unique percussion music

Well, here is a friend of mine on steel drum. A former member of the ISUCFVMB Drumline. (and ISUCFAMB drunline) And Stan is an all-round good guy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8at-MK4P1RI Skip to about 3:00 then let er rip. Stan is on faculty at Central College. here are his students:

Re: [MBZ] OT: Unique percussion music

This one is even better: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNFlAzVhSVw On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 11:34 PM, OK Don wrote: > It would have been better if they used steel drums - more bell like tone. > Impressive never-the-less. > > On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 8:21 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < > merc

[MBZ] Oil pressure drop

Since Allen is going to be my DD for the future, I am taking many hours to get her a little more reliable. The W220 is going to be coming back, but I do not trust it. I got the SD with what I am sure was long delayed fluid care. I have not done PS or brake fluid, but the oils got swapped for

Re: [MBZ] OT: Unique percussion music

It would have been better if they used steel drums - more bell like tone. Impressive never-the-less. On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 8:21 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I love the plink of lead on steel in the morning > > But I have not heard tuned steel before.. > > Dan

Re: [MBZ] This is Strangely Cool

I always wanted a Deutz tractor. About 1980, I attended a Deutz engine service school in Chit ca gogo. The instructor always said "achust der falfes" I think they are too tall for an MB engine bay. at least the 912 and 913 series... archer75--- via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] This is Strangely Cool

On Tue, 28 Mar 2017 23:35:17 -0400 archer75--- via Mercedes wrote: > You could probably slip one of these smaller Deutz aircooled diesels > into a Mercedes: > > http://dieselparts.com.au/engines/ I like http://dieselparts.com.au/engines/bf6l914c/ Craig _

Re: [MBZ] This is Strangely Cool

> I don’t know why, but I’m fascinated by the air cooled V8: > http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1969-tatra-603/ > -D You would probably like playing with a Deutz air cooled engine. Neighbor bought a semi-truck that had a Deutz air cooled V-8 intended for farm equipment. It did well on flat groun

Re: [MBZ] This is Strangely Cool

Reminds me of the Monty Python skit about the top secret British joke developed during the war which, when read by the Nazis, would kill them in a paroxysm of laughter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I3zCQzZx68 On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 10:14 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Plus two, Minus one.

I* am out of red fuses here, so I robbed one form the sunroof, and all is now well again.* Why would a manual s/r have a fuse?? On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 5:57 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > 1981 240D 123.123 > > Got the electrical problem figgered out. If Manfr

Re: [MBZ] Dumb stereo wire question --

http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w126-s-se-sec-sel-sd/2797954-re-install-becker-grand-prix-help.html#post15811122 BW has pix > On Mar 28, 2017, at 4:38 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Okie Home Invaders Will Invade No More...

Yep Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 28, 2017, at 8:52 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > http://okcfox.com/news/local/wagoner-co-sheriffs-office-investigating-triple-homicide-in-broken-arrow-area > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list ar

Re: [MBZ] This is Strangely Cool

my instructor has a couple. Doc friend liked them. Got one for themselves (Doc und Frau) She is wicked good with it. Scott Ritchey via Mercedes March 28, 2017 at 9:06 PM The Czechs make some fine small arms too. ___ http:

Re: [MBZ] This is Strangely Cool

The Czechs make some fine small arms too. > -Original Message- > From: Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > > That other link I posted said they were built in commie Czechoslovakia. > The czechs are pretty smart, drink the Budvar instead of the vodka. > > --FT

Re: [MBZ] Okie Home Invaders Will Invade No More...

I heard about that this morning. Good on him. Mitch Haley via Mercedes March 28, 2017 at 8:52 PM http://okcfox.com/news/local/wagoner-co-sheriffs-office-investigating-triple-homicide-in-broken-arrow-area ___ http://www.okieben

Re: [MBZ] Spring Stretch Results 123.123.12

The service manual (07.1-145) actually covers this pretty well, but it's something I never adjusted on my cars. If you can't access your books, the crappy scanned version is at: https://www.startekinfo.com/StarTek/outside/12253/program/Engine/617/07_1-14 5.pdf Scott > -Original Message-

Re: [MBZ] Phone sales

I'm paying over 15 cents per kWh after all taxes and transmission charges, here in Michigan... > On March 28, 2017 at 9:40 PM Mountain Man via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Does anyone else get the incessant calls about lower electric rates? > None of the rates are near what I pay, so for years I g

[MBZ] Okie Home Invaders Will Invade No More...

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[MBZ] Phone sales

Does anyone else get the incessant calls about lower electric rates? None of the rates are near what I pay, so for years I give them a hard time. Today the lady said she was paying 17cents in FL - really? Do you guys pay that much? tintin ___ http://www.okiebe

Re: [MBZ] OT: Unique percussion music

I love the plink of lead on steel in the morning But I have not heard tuned steel before.. Dan Penoff via Mercedes March 28, 2017 at 7:08 PM That was great! -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www

Re: [MBZ] Spring Stretch Results 123.123.12

That was me. I was asking about it because some schlub on PeachParts is selling “performance” overpressure valves for $40, and he can’t seem to make enough of them. Up until now I had never heard of such a thing. -D > On Mar 28, 2017, at 6:05 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > 19

Re: [MBZ] OT: Unique percussion music

That was great! -D > On Mar 28, 2017, at 7:57 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > this is a composition with a very unique set of percussion instruments. > > Where's Luther when we need him? > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5NquqzHYig > > ___

[MBZ] OT: Unique percussion music

this is a composition with a very unique set of percussion instruments. Where's Luther when we need him? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5NquqzHYig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or chang

Re: [MBZ] Dumb stereo wire question -- MODERATOR approve

Nothing in the queue. Send it again? -D > On Mar 28, 2017, at 7:03 PM, clay via Mercedes wrote: > > Dang, the pix got stripped > >> On Mar 28, 2017, at 3:09 PM, clay via Mercedes wrote: >> >> >>> On Mar 28, 2017, at 9:06 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes >>> wrote: >>> >>> Which diagram do

Re: [MBZ] Dumb stereo wire question -- MODERATOR approve

Dang, the pix got stripped > On Mar 28, 2017, at 3:09 PM, clay via Mercedes wrote: > > >> On Mar 28, 2017, at 9:06 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Which diagram do you have, the factory service manual? >> >> I think the anti-theft wire is simply a ground wire? Maybe Jaime can

Re: [MBZ] Dumb stereo wire question MODERATOR Approve

And this is the mystery part. Which of the butchered wires in the dash are the wires I need. Foreground Yellow black goes to blue/brown. (switched) Background Brown/black (constant 12v) I figured out the antenna wire Nothing left to be the lighted wire FleaBay radio that I need to get powe

Re: [MBZ] Dumb stereo wire question

Lots of Google, a bunch of BW, installed one already in Polei. I sent a photo of the radios wire harness for approval. I can put up some of the dash end clay > On Mar 28, 2017, at 10:15 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > I believe it is. > > Clay, have you Googled “Becker grand prix

Re: [MBZ] Dumb stereo wire question -- MODERATOR approve

> On Mar 28, 2017, at 9:06 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Which diagram do you have, the factory service manual? > > I think the anti-theft wire is simply a ground wire? Maybe Jaime can > recall? > > - > Max > Charleston SC > > On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 1:20 AM, clay v

Re: [MBZ] Spring Stretch Results 123.123.12

1981 240D 123.123 Since the discussion of the pressure relief valve on the IP, I figured I should check that, guessing that it is collapsed. It was 20 mm. Stretched it to 27mm (1 1/8") and put it back. Idle is better. It seems like acceleration may be better too. I didn't take it out an

Re: [MBZ] 240D 123 Lucas gremlins (Resolved)

1981 240D 123.123 Got the electrical problem figgered out. If Manfred didn't already have a keg of bier, (good, German) i'd buy him a bottle. Manfred suggested fuse 12. Sure enough, when I took fuse 12 out, the bottom stayed stuck to the fuse holder. It looked fine, but was broken at the

[MBZ] Plus two, Minus one.

1981 240D 123.123 Got the electrical problem figgered out. If Manfred didn't already have a keg of bier, (good, German) i'd buy him a bottle. Manfred suggested fuse 12. Sure enough, when I took fuse 12 out, the bottom stayed stuck to the fuse holder. It looked fine, but was broken at the

Re: [MBZ] W126 Rear Window Regulator

I have not been able to get my massive paws up in the contortions required to access the mechanism. What I could handle has been given a good gooping and spray of PB (the kroil died) has been copious. clay > On Mar 28, 2017, at 1:35 AM, archer75--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > Have you lubrica

Re: [MBZ] 300SEL Fun

I must be living right. Popped the door panel off the left rear door. Doesn’t appear the door has ever been breached. Broken sliding jaw. Yes! I always have a couple in the drawer ‘o’ parts, so out one came. Took me the better part of an hour to swap everything, but I got it done and now th

Re: [MBZ] Headlights and Deet.

Sounds like rubbing compound, and probably was. Did you use that before or after you went looking for a bucket of prop wash? -D > On Mar 28, 2017, at 4:59 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > Yeah that sounds like the same stuff, I don't recall Meguiars The googs show > that meguiars

Re: [MBZ] power seat

I did a BW check and it comes back that the Gen II use a relay, while the Gen I use line voltage to play with the seats. I am going to try to use the guts from the Gen II to rebuild the Gen I clay > On Mar 22, 2017, at 5:00 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > Check the BW forum, but if my

Re: [MBZ] This is Strangely Cool

Its too bad that Jay Leno got the "Jay Leno's Garage" show on TV. He used to have episodes about his car on TV. I thought the Tatra was Yugoslavian but it might have be Czech. He told a story about it being a Nazi killer. The Nazi officers would acquire the cars and take them fast through turns,

Re: [MBZ] Headlights and Deet.

Yeah that sounds like the same stuff, I don't recall Meguiars The googs show that meguiars make it now, maybe it was the same back then. Still spendy. My memory resolution is not good enough to make out the manufacturer! --R On 3/28/17 4:31 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: I was thinkin

Re: [MBZ] Headlights and Deet.

I went to a gliding club openhouse once many years back. A friend was one of the tow pilots and I remember him cleaning the windshield on the tow plane with something like that. It was a sort of a cream color and quite thick. He poured it on and rubbed it around with a cloth and the dead bugs c

Re: [MBZ] Headlights and Deet.

I was thinking the can was red and white with a curved sunburst sort of graphic with the mirrorGlaze in an oval over the sunburst. Is that how you remember it? I do remember it was very expensive. Maybe $5 or $8 a can back in the 60s. We did not dilute it. Gas was 32¢ bread 3/$1 etc. BTW I

Re: [MBZ] Headlights and Deet.

No idea, it was so long ago I don't remember. It came in a metal rectangular can and apparently was quite pricey as the bean counters made us dilute it like 10:1 with water in a spray bottle, which might have been how it was supposed to be used anyway, I never paid attention to the instruction

Re: [MBZ] Headlights and Deet.

Meguires has a product called PlastiX. It works best if you have a power buffer with a foam pad. It not only works on Plastic headlight covers but convertible top plastic windows as well. But doing it manually will take a long time. Good Luck LarryT On 03/28/2017 3:58 PM, Randy Bennell via

Re: [MBZ] Headlights and Deet.

I think that is the same stuff we used on the boat plexiglass windshields in the 60s. Floyd Thursby via Mercedes March 28, 2017 at 9:27 AM we used some stuff called "MirrorGlaze" on the plexi windows on airplanes. It cleaned and polished at the same time. Left a

Re: [MBZ] Dumb stereo wire question

do a google search for images of your particular stereo. I found exact matches for my Becker Grand Prix which show me where the power, ground, speaker, antenna control, mute for Cell Phone, and speaker front/real vol control wires attach, etc. If you have a Becker BE-1432 I'll be happy to se

Re: [MBZ] Headlights and Deet.

was that (or is that) a Meguiars product? RB On 28/03/2017 9:27 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: Ages ago when I was a ramp rat the local FBO we used some stuff called "MirrorGlaze" on the plexi windows on airplanes. It cleaned and polished (and was a dessert topping too!) at the same ti

Re: [MBZ] This is Strangely Cool

ROTFLMAO! On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 11:49 AM, Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I'd go for it, but first I want to check for the local dealership for > parts and repairs. > > Greg > > > -- > OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many

Re: [MBZ] An Oke tool...

I saw something like that in London years ago, it sorta reached over with 2 arms and forks and picked the car up and put it on the bed. Worked well on narrow congested streets. --FT On 3/28/17 2:37 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: That is flat out amazing. In broad daylight no le

Re: [MBZ] 300SEL Fun

It was Kleb and his Nigerian partner shilling his business --R On 3/28/17 1:40 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Yeah, I was reaching the point of saturation as far as how much money I wanted to put into this car before I either sold it off for profit or turned it over to the oldest boy for

Re: [MBZ] An Oke tool...

That is flat out amazing. In broad daylight no less. On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 1:18 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > https://www.liveleak.com/view?i=556_1490648595 > tintin > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list arch

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Benz 1994 Luxury S350 Sedan (3.4L) Turbo Diesel - $4900 (charleston)

It might be sitting a little low in the back, but can't tell for sure. Maybe it got hit in the back and that is what I am seeing in the trunk well. Engine looks fine to me. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 28, 2017, at 12:44 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Is it me or does it look like

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Benz 1994 Luxury S350 Sedan (3.4L) Turbo Diesel - $4900 (charleston)

Is it me or does it look like it’s sitting a little low? Engine compartment doesn’t look very clean. And why would someone buy a car like this and drive it for any length of time without a functioning odometer? -D > On Mar 28, 2017, at 1:41 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > >

[MBZ] Mercedes Benz 1994 Luxury S350 Sedan (3.4L) Turbo Diesel - $4900 (charleston)

https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/6049030408.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] 300SEL Fun

Yeah, I was reaching the point of saturation as far as how much money I wanted to put into this car before I either sold it off for profit or turned it over to the oldest boy for the proceeds of the sale of his S420. I’m into it for around $2000 including the purchase price, and it’s near perfe

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Benz 1994 Luxury S350 Sedan (3.4L) Turbo Diesel - $4900 (charleston)

Looks good, a little on the high side maybe. It's in the prime range of bending rods. What's going on the spare tire well in the trunk? Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 28, 2017, at 12:35 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/6049030408.html > > > --

Re: [MBZ] This is Strangely Cool

That other link I posted said they were built in commie Czechoslovakia. The czechs are pretty smart, drink the Budvar instead of the vodka. --FT On 3/28/17 2:28 PM, MG via Mercedes wrote: Who would have thought the Russians had that kind of art in them. Though maybe a little late as it looks

Re: [MBZ] 300SEL Fun

sounds good --R On 3/28/17 1:27 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Took some time to look closely at the front suspension at lunch today. Good news! The lower ball joints are intact and tight. There was all sorts of cruft covering them, giving them the appearance of leaking grease. I cle

[MBZ] 300SEL Fun

Took some time to look closely at the front suspension at lunch today. Good news! The lower ball joints are intact and tight. There was all sorts of cruft covering them, giving them the appearance of leaking grease. I cleaned them off and checked them closely and they’re intact with no crack

Re: [MBZ] This is Strangely Cool

Who would have thought the Russians had that kind of art in them. Though maybe a little late as it looks like it would fit in well with some of the earlier American cars like the Hudson and what was that other one that also had a rear engine done I believe by some airplane designer. Also brings

Re: [MBZ] Dumb stereo wire question

You only need to hook up the 4 pin connector to make the radio work: 12v constant, 12v switched, lights, ground. Start there and make sure it turns on. Antenna trigger is the single wire. Any car with the electronic radio 81-93 will have the same harness for power If there is an additional con

[MBZ] An Oke tool...

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Re: [MBZ] This is Strangely Cool

They blow directly across finned cylinders, much like you would expect in any air cooled engine. It’s cool to me just due to its simplicity. -D > On Mar 28, 2017, at 1:12 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > > On Tue, 28 Mar 2017 14:23:00 + Fred Moir via Mercedes > wrote: > >> Two fans at

Re: [MBZ] Dumb stereo wire question

I believe it is. Clay, have you Googled “Becker grand prix (model number) wiring”? I just did it for the 754 and found all sorts of diagrams and pictures. -D > On Mar 28, 2017, at 12:06 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Which diagram do you have, the factory service manual? > > I

Re: [MBZ] This is Strangely Cool

On Tue, 28 Mar 2017 14:23:00 + Fred Moir via Mercedes wrote: > Two fans at the bottom of the picture. I saw those, but they are very small, even compared with the fan for a Volkswagen flat-four. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] I am only axing $1000 FIRM

Reposted a little while ago with a new phone # I might go look at it later. --FT On 3/28/17 9:47 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: Wouldn't it be funny if several of us showed up on the guy's driveway. Seller could hold an auction but it would have to proceed in increments of $1.00..

Re: [MBZ] This is Strangely Cool

https://thegarage.jalopnik.com/this-ex-kgb-tatra-is-the-most-intimidating-car-for-sale-1793691647 --FT On 3/28/17 12:49 PM, Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes wrote: I'd go for it, but first I want to check for the local dealership for parts and repairs. Greg -Original Message- From: Merc

Re: [MBZ] This is Strangely Cool

I'd go for it, but first I want to check for the local dealership for parts and repairs. Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Dan Penoff via Mercedes Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2017 5:25 AM To: Mercedes List Cc: Dan Penoff Subject: [MB

Re: [MBZ] Anybody rebuild the sls pump?

> Curley wrote: > i'd guess the orings in the valve. MB sez no rebuild, but > someone here, maybe Jaime, has put new orings in with success. I rebuilt mine. Kinda tricky, and getting the arm back on the shaft in exactly the same position can be hard. The valve body is aluminum and so it scratc

Re: [MBZ] Dumb stereo wire question

Which diagram do you have, the factory service manual? I think the anti-theft wire is simply a ground wire? Maybe Jaime can recall? - Max Charleston SC On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 1:20 AM, clay via Mercedes wrote: > My Becker 754 came this weekend and I rebuilt the wire harness to con

Re: [MBZ] W126 Rear Window Regulator -- Clay's issue

I don't remember for sure on a 126. It may have room, and maybe it is 124 where there is not enough room. I know some times I have to use a box wrench. It has been quite a few years since I had one go bad. For a while I was working on 126 windows a lot. Floyd Thursby via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Headlights and Deet.

> > It cleaned and polished (and was a dessert topping too!) at the same > time. Left a bit of a waxy sort of coating... Don't you mean "left a bit of a shimmer..." :-) -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archi

Re: [MBZ] W126 Rear Window Regulator -- Clay's issue

Maybe, I forget exactly, it has been awhile since I took one out but I vaguely recall being able to get a socket in there. If not a ratcheting bone wrench will work OK. --FT On 3/28/17 10:47 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: 10 mm but probably not a socket. At least not for all. Not en

Re: [MBZ] W126 Rear Window Regulator -- Clay's issue

10 mm but probably not a socket. At least not for all. Not enough space. box wrench. Get the toughest one out first. Leave the easiest one for last. that way you can turn out the toughest by hand once it is loose. Floyd Thursby via Mercedes March 28, 2017 a

Re: [MBZ] A couple for Rich ...

That's a total crack price on the laser. I could get a decent chinee unit 100-130W for half that, landed at the port here. 35W is marginal. --FT On 3/27/17 10:56 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: https://albuquerque.craigslist.org/hvo/6031998287.html TORCHMATE CNC PLASMA https://albuquerque.c

Re: [MBZ] W126 Rear Window Regulator -- Clay's issue

Exactly, you can feel the screws you have to remove but it helps to have one to refer to as it is kinda tight in there but not that hard to get them off. Then the motor can pop out and you should be able to move the regulator/window by hand. 10mm socket? --FT On 3/28/17 8:02 AM, Curley McL

Re: [MBZ] W126 Rear Window Regulator

Coupla things -- stripped gears, you will see. Those little plastic sliders have broken, they are "riveted" in. The driven gear arm has popped a rivet (I had this on the TD at one time and repaired with like a 5mm nut/bolt ground down a bit to fit in the area where the rivet was, to get clear

Re: [MBZ] This is Strangely Cool

2 fans at the bottom of the picture. Double Deutz. Craig via Mercedes March 28, 2017 at 9:17 AM On Tue, 28 Mar 2017 08:24:35 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes It's not quite clear from the picture (attached) how the engine is cooled. The engine compartment is very

Re: [MBZ] This is Strangely Cool

Me too. I must confess I had some impure thoughts in that regard. Both points as you mention. --FT On 3/28/17 10:17 AM, MG via Mercedes wrote: I must be in love with curves. That just looks cool. Bad thing is I would want to drive it all the time. -- --FT Winston Churchill: “Never give i

Re: [MBZ] Headlights and Deet.

Ages ago when I was a ramp rat the local FBO we used some stuff called "MirrorGlaze" on the plexi windows on airplanes. It cleaned and polished (and was a dessert topping too!) at the same time. Left a bit of a waxy sort of coating that made it easier to get bugs off. It smelled vaguely like

Re: [MBZ] This is Strangely Cool

Two fans at the bottom of the picture. Fred Moir. Lynn MA. Diesel preferred. From: Mercedes on behalf of Craig via Mercedes Sent: 28 March 2017 10:17 To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Craig Subject: Re: [MBZ] This is Strangely Cool On Tue, 28 Mar 2017 08:24:3

Re: [MBZ] This is Strangely Cool

On Tue, 28 Mar 2017 09:17:41 -0500 MG via Mercedes wrote: > I must be in love with curves. That just looks cool. Bad thing is > I would want to drive it all the time. Why is that bad? > Looks almost like it has an oil bath air cleaner. It does, doesn't it? Craig __

Re: [MBZ] This is Strangely Cool

On Tue, 28 Mar 2017 08:24:35 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > I don’t know why, but I’m fascinated by the air cooled V8: > > http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1969-tatra-603/ It's not quite clear from the picture (attached) how the engine is cooled. The engine compartment is very clean, t

Re: [MBZ] W126 Rear Window Regulator

Nahh, I know who he is. Retired Delta pilot who lives in Ft. Myers. Doesn’t like to do major tinker stuff, would rather pay someone to do it. Asked if I would be willing as a part of the deal, as he hasn’t found a local indie for something like this yet. Wants the car for a toy. Has a brand

Re: [MBZ] This is Strangely Cool

You'll be the talk of the subdivision when you cruise down the cul de sac in your shiny new Tatra. On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 10:17 AM, MG via Mercedes wrote: > I must be in love with curves. That just looks cool. Bad thing is I would > want to drive it all the time. > > Looks almost like it has an

Re: [MBZ] W126 Rear Window Regulator

A buyer like that is sure to try and bargain with you again after you make the repairs. On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 9:00 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > No, I just meant they were physically different. I don’t think I ever had > to change a rear regulator, which is why

Re: [MBZ] I am only axing $1000 FIRM

Wouldn't it be funny if several of us showed up on the guy's driveway. Seller could hold an auction but it would have to proceed in increments of $1.00.. On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 11:11 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > >> If I knew where he lived I might do t

Re: [MBZ] This is Strangely Cool

I must be in love with curves. That just looks cool. Bad thing is I would want to drive it all the time. Looks almost like it has an oil bath air cleaner. Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: I don’t know why, but I’m fascinated by the air cooled V8: http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1969-tatra-603/

Re: [MBZ] W126 Rear Window Regulator

No, I just meant they were physically different. I don’t think I ever had to change a rear regulator, which is why I remarked about it. I figured they were more or less the same front and back. I’ve done the later ones with the cable. Those are weird. I’m working from home today, so I’ll pr

Re: [MBZ] Anybody rebuild the sls pump?

That is the valve in the back. I have rebuilt the one in my TD and it has been working fine for over 5 years now. The big thing to remember, if you can find a kit, is you need to indelibly mark the position of the arm that connects to the link from the sway bar on the shaft going into the pump.

Re: [MBZ] W126 Rear Window Regulator

Oh, sorry! I thought you meant the operation was different. Yes, front and rear are always different, at least since the 60s. The 124 and newer with the cable rear are way different. On the 123, 126 and earlier, the MBs have curved rack and pinion front and rear, and the removal/problems are

[MBZ] This is Strangely Cool

I don’t know why, but I’m fascinated by the air cooled V8: http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1969-tatra-603/ -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail

Re: [MBZ] W126 Rear Window Regulator

I meant they were different in the way they were constructed. I understand the stripped rack teeth thing. Not so much like the “scissor” arrangement like the ones used on the fronts. I’m going to tear into the door today and see what I find. The window is all the way up and firmly in positio

Re: [MBZ] W126 Rear Window Regulator

in that case, you have to unbolt the motor from the regulator. (mostly blind, by feel) a light and mirror can help you visualize what you are up against, but are not much good for the actual bolt removal. clay via Mercedes March 28, 2017 at 12:47 AM I have give

Re: [MBZ] W126 Rear Window Regulator

Have you lubricated all moving parts as well as the motor bearings if accessible? Have you tried Deoxit and WD40 and Rusteater (from Autozone) and all the lesser known lubricants that work for other DIYers? Have you wiggled and pushed on all the mechanical stuff after each lubricant? Have you lub