[MBZ] Strong bidding for an '87 turbo wagon

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Re: [MBZ] (Doctor?) dragged off United AIrlines flight

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Re: [MBZ] Max heard about this one

Well I told the guy I would come there later yesterday since he was so anxious to do the deal, finally figured out a time so told him like 530-6. He sends back some indecipherable response, turns out they are having some marathon family meeting about this death, whoever it was. I go there any

[MBZ] Tire Sizes

A question for the tire specialists on the list if you would please. I have a 1980 300SD which originally was designed for 185 70 14 tires. I've always run 195 70 14 tires for the past 20+ years. I have the opportunity to get a set of new Hankook 205 75 14 tires for free or cheap. Would this siz

Re: [MBZ] my new $800 01 E320

On Wed, 12 Apr 2017 20:39:13 -0500 Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > No it's the spring perches. New ones are about $30 plus having them > welded in. I have not run into this issue myself yet. I knew it had something to do with the suspension, but forgot exactly what. Once you have new ones

Re: [MBZ] Max heard about this one

Thee is a subspecies of the human race that behaves like this. Homo sapiens* aggrivatus*. On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 11:37 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Well I told the guy I would come there later yesterday since he was so > anxious to do the deal, finally figure

Re: [MBZ] Tire Sizes

Not sure if it's such a good idea to go up TWO sizes. I love my 195/70/14 Goform tires and they are even cheaper now than when I bought them - $38/ea.: https://www.tires-easy.com/brands/goform-tires/g520?code=G100372 On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 11:40 AM, rogerhga--- via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz

Re: [MBZ] Tire Sizes

https://tiresize.com/calculator/ 205 will be about 2 inches greater diameter than 185 width will be close to 1 inch greater actual speed will be about 65 mph when speedo shows 60 mph Not huge differences so long as there is enough room in the wheelwell. If the price is right, put them on and try

[MBZ] OT PS on my truck

Yesterday I was driving my 96 chebby p/u to take new wheels to that car I am looking at, I stopped for a quick errand in a shopping center, was backing out of the parking space, steering got hard, heard the limit whatever open up and hiss, then no PS any more. Fluid was at right level so I am

Re: [MBZ] (Doctor?) dragged off United AIrlines flight

OK team, here's my favorite theory about this: I have read that our Dr. Dao played poker for pocket money after he lost his med license. Apparently he was pretty good, winning a second place in one tournament and earning over $100K. All told he made more than $200K from his skills. So here's wh

Re: [MBZ] Tire Sizes

On Thu, 13 Apr 2017 11:30:56 -0500 Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: > https://tiresize.com/calculator/ Thank you, Randy, for this link. It's a nice calculator, one I had not seen before. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www

Re: [MBZ] OT PS on my truck

On Thu, 13 Apr 2017 12:39:54 -0400 Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: > Yesterday I was driving my 96 chebby p/u to take new wheels to that car > I am looking at, I stopped for a quick errand in a shopping center, was > backing out of the parking space, steering got hard, heard the limit > what

Re: [MBZ] OT PS on my truck

Yes, the serpentine belt turns it --R On 4/13/17 1:24 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: On Thu, 13 Apr 2017 12:39:54 -0400 Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: Yesterday I was driving my 96 chebby p/u to take new wheels to that car I am looking at, I stopped for a quick errand in a shopping center

Re: [MBZ] Tire Sizes

Tons of room in a W116's wheel wells. Mine had BIG tires on it when I bought it, like 215,225, or 235R78-14. Got something like 28mpg driving it home from Florida, the low rpm tires might have had something to do with that. Mitch. > On April 13, 2017 at 12:30 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes >

[MBZ] OT: ISIS gets MOABed

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Re: [MBZ] Tire Sizes

I had 205 75s on one of my 123s and it did OK. Like Randy says the speedo will be off a bit so keep that in mind. rogerhga--- via Mercedes wrote: A question for the tire specialists on the list if you would please. I have a 1980 300SD which originally was designed for 185 70 14 tires. I've alway

Re: [MBZ] OT PS on my truck

Maybe more important is the pulley turning the shaft of the pump and can you see the fluid moving around in the pump through the filler hole. If you don't see any movement of the fluid then the pump itself may be bad. Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: Yes, the serpentine belt turns it --R

Re: [MBZ] Strong bidding for an '87 turbo wagon

I do like a super clean wagon and I know someone would love that car, but that someone is not me. Just dont care for that body style forward. I am loving the wagon, Andrew. Running like a top and everything is getting shiny! Kyle > Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2017 09:27:07 -0400 > Subject: [MBZ] Stro

Re: [MBZ] Strong bidding for an '87 turbo wagon

I would be worrying if the bottom was getting shiny. Means you have a leak or your driving through too much tall grass and polishing the underside. Kyle Arola via Mercedes wrote: I do like a super clean wagon and I know someone would love that car, but that someone is not me. Just dont care f

Re: [MBZ] Strong bidding for an '87 turbo wagon

I found a spare key - want me to mail it to you? On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 1:59 PM, Kyle Arola via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I do like a super clean wagon and I know someone would love that car, but > that someone is not me. Just dont care for that body style forward. > > I am lov

Re: [MBZ] OT: ISIS gets MOABed

May make us feel good but what is the practical effect? ISIS is a highly decentralized amalgam of terror cells. On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 1:28 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > http://abcnews.go.com/International/us-drops-mother- > bombs-afghanistan-largest-nuclear-wea

Re: [MBZ] Tire Sizes

It will make you and the car look fat. On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 2:34 PM, MG via Mercedes wrote: > I had 205 75s on one of my 123s and it did OK. Like Randy says the speedo > will be off a bit so keep that in mind. > > rogerhga--- via Mercedes wrote: > >> A question for the tire specialists on the

Re: [MBZ] (Doctor?) dragged off United AIrlines flight

Bingo! (Or maybe doc dao said "Call") Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes April 13, 2017 at 12:12 PM OK team, here's my favorite theory about this: I have read that our Dr. Dao played poker for pocket money after he lost his med license. Apparently he was pretty good,

Re: [MBZ] OT: ISIS gets MOABed

CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW??? --FT On 4/13/17 1:28 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: http://abcnews.go.com/International/us-drops-mother-bombs-afghanistan-largest-nuclear-weapon/story?id=46778853 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.ok

Re: [MBZ] Tire Sizes

my first VW had 6.50-16 tars on it. Took forever to accelerate (36 HP) but was pretty economical on Benzin. Mitch Haley via Mercedes April 13, 2017 at 12:25 PM Tons of room in a W116's wheel wells. Mine had BIG tires on it when I bought it, like 215,225, or 235R7

Re: [MBZ] OT PS on my truck

Out of left field, but is there a controlling fuse or relay for the PS circuit? On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 2:40 PM, MG via Mercedes wrote: > Maybe more important is the pulley turning the shaft of the pump and can > you see the fluid moving around in the pump through the filler hole. If you > don't

Re: [MBZ] (Doctor?) dragged off United AIrlines flight

He hired two top Chicago attorneys to prosecute his case vs. UAL, so he will be a VERY rich man. On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 2:33 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Bingo! (Or maybe doc dao said "Call") > > Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes >>

Re: [MBZ] (Doctor?) dragged off United AIrlines flight

Andy sez: > (corrected version) >‎He hired two top Chicago attorneys to >prosecute his case vs. UAL, so THE >>ATTORNEYS will be  VERY rich. There. I fixed it The so called doctor will be broke and or in prison a year after he gets paid. Sidebar.  My brother was a Vietnam vet (double purple hea

Re: [MBZ] (Doctor?) dragged off United AIrlines flight

Yes the Vietnam vets really got messed up and screwed. My father included. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 13, 2017, at 1:48 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > Andy sez: > >> (corrected version) >> ‎He hired two top Chicago attorneys to >prosecute his case vs. UAL, so THE >> >ATTORNEYS w

Re: [MBZ] OT PS on my truck

I was thinking more in the line of a blown seal or a pressure relief valve that is stuck open. RB On 13/04/2017 1:37 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: Out of left field, but is there a controlling fuse or relay for the PS circuit? On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 2:40 PM, MG via Mercedes wrot

Re: [MBZ] (Doctor?) dragged off United AIrlines flight

I was thinking pretty much the same thing. After watching the video of it a couple of times, I was not convinced that the security folks were that rough on him. That, and the story about how he appeared back on the plane later mumbling about how he had to get home. I am guessing that the securi

Re: [MBZ] OT PS on my truck

I kinda like the idea of the pressure relief valve as I think that is what I heard pop. That's down in the box, right? How does one fix that? (being lazy and not using the googs...) --FT On 4/13/17 2:52 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: I was thinking more in the line of a blown seal o

Re: [MBZ] Strong bidding for an '87 turbo wagon

Yes. That would be awesome. Email sent. Kyle I found a spare key - want me to mail it to you? > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.co

Re: [MBZ] Important exhaust repair

Time to strip off the valuable parts and sell them, send the hulk to the crusher? -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On April 13, 2017 1:06:02 AM EDT, clay via Mercedes wrote: >https://youtu.be/eWdqlpxRA4I > >I wish the @#$^ &%$@@#! W220 would remain

Re: [MBZ] OT PS on my truck

Be a man and drive without PS?Man=redneck? Floyd Thursby via Mercedes April 13, 2017 at 2:28 PM I kinda like the idea of the pressure relief valve as I think that is what I heard pop. That's down in the box, right? How does one fix that? (being lazy an

Re: [MBZ] OT PS on my truck

I did that yesterday! It was kinda unsafe as it is extremely hard to turn the wheel. --FT On 4/13/17 3:37 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: Be a man and drive without PS?Man=redneck? Floyd Thursby via Mercedes April 13, 2017 at 2:28 PM I kinda lik

Re: [MBZ] OT PS on my truck

How long between the steering getting hard and the hiss? Between hiss and loss of power steering? -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On April 13, 2017 12:39:54 PM EDT, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: >Yesterday I was driving my 96 chebby p/u to take new wheels to that car > >I a

Re: [MBZ] Important exhaust repair

I was wondering if there is some way to put springs under it and replace other electronic systems with mechanical systems as needed. The underlying body and drivetrain are robust, if you could eliminate the electronics except engine management. But yes, at some point you have to eat the loss

Re: [MBZ] OT PS on my truck

I drove 47 and 48 chevys, 66, 68, and 70 IH trucks (not pickups) without PS. It puts muscles on your shoulders. Same for many tractors. no PS until we got the frod 900. it had PS, but it only lasted for a year. JD 2020, 1530 had PS. Maybe you need to buy the manual steering box to make t

[MBZ] More Airplane

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Re: [MBZ] (Doctor?) dragged off United AIrlines flight

There were no obvious crippling injuries but the humiliation has to me worth at least a mil. What if it happened to you? On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 2:57 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I was thinking pretty much the same thing. After watching the video of it > a cou

[MBZ] Too Bad

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Re: [MBZ] Too Bad

I have some spare W109 headlight buckets w/ bulbs if anyone asks... On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 4:09 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > https://www.ksl.com/?sid=43836698&nid=148&title= > classic-mercedes-found-along-i-80-after-falling-from-auto-hauler > > Kaleb needs to o

Re: [MBZ] OT PS on my truck

I heard the hiss and I think a pop and then no steering assist. It had been getting to where at low speed like backing out of a the assist would go away or be quite diminished at low RPM. So maybe that is what happened, the pressure valve popped and stayed popped when I hit the limit. --FT

Re: [MBZ] (Doctor?) dragged off United AIrlines flight

I got to thinking about this whole deal and wondering at what point the whole cabin full of passengers will just get to where they pretty much all start to riot and raise hell over this sort of thing, or sitting on the tarmac for hours (and I know that has caused some near-riots in the past) an

Re: [MBZ] (Doctor?) dragged off United AIrlines flight

Yup, I think Greg nailed it. Today, either fly your own plane or drive . . . On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 3:49 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I got to thinking about this whole deal and wondering at what point the > whole cabin full of passengers will just get to wher

[MBZ] Update on $800 01 e320

So I hooked up the xentry to the car and came up with a bunch of codes all over the place, probably due to battery being dead. Checked trans codes and it was just something about oil temp sensor and intermittent communication with shift module. Cleared all codes, fired up the car and no check en

Re: [MBZ] my new $800 01 E320

I'm not sure. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 13, 2017, at 10:47 AM, Craig via Mercedes > wrote: > > On Wed, 12 Apr 2017 20:39:13 -0500 Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > >> No it's the spring perches. New ones are about $30 plus having them >> welded in. I have not run into this issue mys

Re: [MBZ] Tire Sizes

How many miles have you put on them? Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 13, 2017, at 11:05 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > Not sure if it's such a good idea to go up TWO sizes. I love my > 195/70/14 Goform tires and they are even cheaper now than when I bought > them - $38/ea.: > >

Re: [MBZ] Too Bad

I bet the owner of that car is pissed. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 13, 2017, at 3:09 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes > wrote: > > https://www.ksl.com/?sid=43836698&nid=148&title=classic-mercedes-found-along-i-80-after-falling-from-auto-hauler > > Kaleb needs to offer the typical $500 > >

Re: [MBZ] Update on $800 01 e320

I'll give you $500 for it. -D > On Apr 13, 2017, at 7:01 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > So I hooked up the xentry to the car and came up with a bunch of codes all > over the place, probably due to battery being dead. Checked trans codes and > it was just something about oil tem

Re: [MBZ] Update on $800 01 e320

Bidding war. $505. --FT On 4/13/17 7:12 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: I'll give you $500 for it. -D On Apr 13, 2017, at 7:01 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: So I hooked up the xentry to the car and came up with a bunch of codes all over the place, probably due to battery be

Re: [MBZ] Update on $800 01 e320

I'll swap him the 300SEL. > On Apr 13, 2017, at 7:15 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > Bidding war. $505. > > --FT > > >> On 4/13/17 7:12 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >> I'll give you $500 for it. >> >> -D >> >>> On Apr 13, 2017, at 7:01 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >>

Re: [MBZ] (Doctor?) dragged off United AIrlines flight

Andrew, As always, you raise interesting hypothetical s to consider. Thanks for the challenge. There is a well founded legal principle that comes into play in all of this called contributory escalation, wherein the claimant is responsible for the chain of events which lead to his being injured [le

Re: [MBZ] (Doctor?) dragged off United AIrlines flight

I bet United will be willing to settle. I think they would rather pay him to shut up and end this public shaming. But IMO you are absolutely correct on the legal aspects here. -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of G Mann via Mercedes Sent:

Re: [MBZ] Update on $800 01 e320

H. Interesting actually Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 13, 2017, at 6:19 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > I'll swap him the 300SEL. > >> On Apr 13, 2017, at 7:15 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Bidding war. $505. >> >> --FT >> >> >>> On 4/13/17 7:12 PM, Dan Pe

Re: [MBZ] (Doctor?) dragged off United AIrlines flight

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Re: [MBZ] (Doctor?) dragged off United AIrlines flight

I'm a Vietnam vet. I don't think all Vietnam vets got "messed up." Be careful when using generalities. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Cc: "Kaleb C. Striplin" Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2017 2:52 PM Subject: Re: [MB

Re: [MBZ] (Doctor?) dragged off United AIrlines flight

No offense to you Wilton but I don't think you put sleeping in the jungle at night afraid that noise you hear in the bushes might be Charlie. Those were the vets that got messed up. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 13, 2017, at 9:59 PM, WILTON via Mercedes > wrote: > > I'm a Vietnam vet. I don

[MBZ] 124 Oil Gauge Question

Swapped the instrument cluster from a '90 300E for the one in my '86 300E. Works fine except for the oil pressure gauge, which pins at 3 as soon as the ignition comes on. Is this a bad gauge or is there a different sender for the later models? The old gauge worked fine, except it would peg at 2.5

Re: [MBZ] Important exhaust repair

I am overly tempted. It would be a fine parts car for an enterprising fellow. Or, maybe I sell it as a low rider. Advertise that it wants a fine set of 22’s and a really good air suspension system so it can hop about the streets. Maybe change the outdated Command system for one of those hoop

[MBZ] W220 death MODERATOR - approve the pix

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Re: [MBZ] Important exhaust repair

Sell off parts, open the sunroof, take out the glass, hood and trunk lid and use it as raised bed planters. clay via Mercedes April 13, 2017 at 11:55 PM I am overly tempted. It would be a fine parts car for an enterprising fellow. Or, maybe I sell it as a low ri

Re: [MBZ] Update on $800 01 e320

I'll see your $505 and up it $20 On Thu,4/13/17 18:15, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: Bidding war. $505. --FT On 4/13/17 7:12 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: I'll give you $500 for it. -D On Apr 13, 2017, at 7:01 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: So I hooked up the xentry t