Re: [MBZ] Anybody need a euro 117?

So how much trouble is it to change a M116 107 to a m117? Is the said "oil pan swap" included? Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes October 22, 2017 at 8:19 PM I found the key, it had fallen down under the passenger seat. ___

Re: [MBZ] OT: Extinguishing a Tesla bettery fire

It takes an MB feurwehr to save a few pieces of the Tesla POS for salvage. OK Don via Mercedes October 22, 2017 at 8:00 PM FYI - how fun - hope I don't get trapped in one of these:

Re: [MBZ] Green crack wagon

That was Rich before he turned into Floyd, the SC K'leb. G Mann via Mercedes October 19, 2017 at 6:43 PM Speaking of parts someone here was/is parting out a station wagon and had a pax rear window that was possibly available.. I need one and we were going to

Re: [MBZ] Now Fruits - was BAT crack prediction

+1. Shoulda read the next post before I replied... OK Don via Mercedes October 19, 2017 at 1:02 PM It depends on the bread - they are NOT all created equal. No, you can't buy good bread, you have to make it. Load it up with whole grain flours, sproated if you

Re: [MBZ] Now Fruits - was BAT crack prediction

Not all bread is created equal. Certainly grocery store white bread (Air and fat) and real bread made with whole grains soaked, cooked or sprouted. Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes October 19, 2017 at 12:30 PM Bread is a waistline killer.

Re: [MBZ] OT bread

I can't follow the link, but Spelt is GOOD stuff! Meade Dillon via Mercedes October 19, 2017 at 7:52 AM Thanks, sounds like an interesting path of study. I'm going to add her works to my list of books that maybe I'll have time to read in retirement...

Re: [MBZ] Getting moldy stale smell out of car

Clean thoroughly first. Then ozone. Ozone will oxidize the rubber and plastic in the cabin. Yes. So don't go nuts with it. The best solution I have found was to use a 10/1 water/hydrogen peroxide > solution in a spray bottle. This has no deleterious effect on plastic, > rubber, leather, or

Re: [MBZ] Cruise control

> > I have replaced the caps and hit all the points with the iron 3 times now > and it will work then cut out. The original problem is cold solder joints. The solder crystallizes with age and/or vibration and no longer makes good contact, and things stop working. The point of resoldering is to

Re: [MBZ] OT Selling guns

> > They have to go to an FFL for delivery if they cross state lines. My Garand didn't. Clinton's boys shipped it to me at the Post Office. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] OT Selling guns

Also: "assault weapon". Taxonomically, no such thing. -- Jim ___ 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

Re: [MBZ] OT Selling guns

> On October 22, 2017 at 8:05 PM G Mann via Mercedes > wrote: > > Sale/Transfer of any full auto weapon or device requires reporting to BATFE > and approval of the transfer party [new owner] via background investigation > and issue of the required tax stamp... Failure to

Re: [MBZ] I wonder what the reserve is

Oh OK.. offer them 500. Yes,those old,5 digit odometers,were exciting to watch 99,999 Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Oct 22, 2017 9:17 PM, "OK Don via Mercedes" wrote: > "Odometer / Speedometer do not work". The odo in the W115 doesn't not have > a 6th digit, could be

Re: [MBZ] It Works!

Thanks, I've got some fine scratches from the wiper blades on the windshield of my wagon, I'll bet this would do the trick. I'm also tempted to try this on SWMBO's Infiniti windshield, which has some pitting, and headlights from oncoming traffic cause terrible glare. -- Max Dillon Charleston

Re: [MBZ] OT OS

How about someone who really knows his wild mushrooms? On Sun, Oct 22, 2017 at 3:29 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: > Thanks for the link. Always good to have knowledge when dealing with poison > snakes. > > Here on the desert, the rattlesnake is not my friend... and I

Re: [MBZ] Anybody need a euro 117?

I found the key, it had fallen down under the passenger seat. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 22, 2017, at 8:11 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > So, it sounds like you found the key . . . or did you hot wire it? > > On Sun, Oct 22, 2017 at 7:06 PM, Max Dillon via

Re: [MBZ] I wonder what the reserve is

It's not green, why are you asking? On Sun, Oct 22, 2017 at 8:17 PM, OK Don wrote: > "Odometer / Speedometer do not work". The odo in the W115 doesn't not > have a 6th digit, could be 217,832 or 317,832 or 417,832 miles . . . > > On Sun, Oct 22, 2017 at 7:41 PM, Dwight Giles

Re: [MBZ] I wonder what the reserve is

"Odometer / Speedometer do not work". The odo in the W115 doesn't not have a 6th digit, could be 217,832 or 317,832 or 417,832 miles . . . On Sun, Oct 22, 2017 at 7:41 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Probably more than you would want to pay. Lo miles. > > Dwight

Re: [MBZ] Anybody need a euro 117?

So, it sounds like you found the key . . . or did you hot wire it? On Sun, Oct 22, 2017 at 7:06 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Is the car still for sale? > -- > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > '87 300TD > '95 E300 > > On October 22, 2017 4:14:48 PM EDT, "Kaleb C.

[MBZ] OT: Extinguishing a Tesla bettery fire

FYI - how fun - hope I don't get trapped in one of these: https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/heres-what-firefighters-do-to-extinguish-a-battery-fire-on-a-tesla-model-s/ar-AAtHVle?li=BBnb7Kz -- OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need

Re: [MBZ] I wonder what the reserve is

Probably more than you would want to pay. Lo miles. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Oct 22, 2017 8:01 PM, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > https://www.ebay.com/itm/1974-Mercedes-Benz-200-Series-240D- > /322842288976?hash=item4b2ae66350:g:z94AAOSw495Z7O6X=mtr >

Re: [MBZ] It Works!

Thanks Dan, I am going to try it. Where do I get the cerium oxide? Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Oct 22, 2017 6:41 PM, "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" wrote: I’m not sure about the pitting or what I see down here and refer to as “sandblasting” from all the sand that is in

Re: [MBZ] It Works!

Electric drill with a 3” Velcro backing pad and a felt polishing pad . You can buy the cerium oxide in bulk on Amazon or eBay: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B007KOC19C/ref=dp_cerb_1 -D > On Oct 22, 2017, at 8:09 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Did you also

Re: [MBZ] It Works!

Did you also use a buffer, or was this all elbow grease? Link to brand name product? -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options

Re: [MBZ] Anybody need a euro 117?

Is the car still for sale? -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On October 22, 2017 4:14:48 PM EDT, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" wrote: >Mercedes M117 5.0 v8 euro 500 85 380 se > >https://tulsa.craigslist.org/cto/d/mercedes-mv8-eurose/6356594113.html > >

Re: [MBZ] OT Selling guns

There is a certain group of media people who, "If ignorance is bliss, they must be be the most blissful people in the history of the earth". Sale/Transfer of any full auto weapon or device requires reporting to BATFE and approval of the transfer party [new owner] via background investigation

[MBZ] I wonder what the reserve is

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Re: [MBZ] It Works!

I’m not sure about the pitting or what I see down here and refer to as “sandblasting” from all the sand that is in the air. The back window had the scratches you see from a bad wiper. None of them were particularly deep, but there were lots of them and they made sort of a fine “screen” that

Re: [MBZ] It Works!

If it works do the one in my Jetta. A new windshield is worth as much as the car... -Curt On Sunday, October 22, 2017, 6:28:03 PM EDT, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote: What do think about using that on my w211 windshield? Lots of tiny marks. Dwight Giles Jr.

Re: [MBZ] It Works!

What do think about using that on my w211 windshield? Lots of tiny marks. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Oct 22, 2017 5:14 PM, "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" wrote: > Got some of the cerium oxide and a couple of felt pads from Amazon and > went at my wiper scratched rear

Re: [MBZ] 240D

Yes I totally agree. I miss my 240D's. Dwight Giles Jr. 1982 300CD 2005 E320 4matic Wickford RI Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Sun, Oct 22, 2017 at 5:25 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > The 61x has a certain charm to it > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct

Re: [MBZ] 240D

The 61x has a certain charm to it Sent from my iPhone On Oct 22, 2017, at 3:21 PM, fmiser via Mercedes wrote: >> Kaleb wrote: > >> I take back the blow by part. After it’s warmed up it does have >> your normal amount of it. > > Sounds pretty risky. I think you should

[MBZ] It Works!

Got some of the cerium oxide and a couple of felt pads from Amazon and went at my wiper scratched rear window on the wagon just a few minutes ago. It works! With a minimal amount of pressure and effort the fine scratches from a bad wiper are gone in half of my rear window. Heading back out to

Re: [MBZ] 240D

> Kaleb wrote: > I take back the blow by part. After it’s warmed up it does have > your normal amount of it. Sounds pretty risky. I think you should sell it quick. 'Cause I like you, I'll increase my offer to $325. You don't really want a W123 anyway - not after all those OM60x engines.

[MBZ] Anybody need a euro 117?

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[MBZ] RIP 450SEL

Wife and oldest son are watching a Clint Eastwood/Dirty Harry movie. I walked by just to see a beautiful silver 450SEL get blown up. Bummer. -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] OT Selling guns

Interestingly again muzzleloaders aren't considered firearms in most places so shipping is no problem. I've bought 2 now that we're shipped right to me. No FFL required. The standard set of stupid places won't allow them, as if gangbangers are going to use black powder. Curt Sent from Yahoo

Re: [MBZ] Today's Fun

From what I have found, it used to be the code for an extra battery, till some time around the 70-80's but later was changed to an air duct from under the bumper to the right side engine mount to keep it cooler so it would last longer because of the exhaust running right above it. MG Dan

Re: [MBZ] 240D

So it looks like I’m going to have to replace the heater valve. The knobs seemed stick so I tried manually moving them at the valve and one side moved but discovered that it actually broke off. The other side does not budge. Seems like I might have one somewhere. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct

Re: [MBZ] 240D

That’s what I plan on doing but want to swap out the high side fitting first. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 22, 2017, at 2:44 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Better leak test is a small amount of R134 and then nitrogen, use leaker > sniffer to check all the

Re: [MBZ] 240D

Somebody said I would never get around to getting this car going. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 22, 2017, at 2:34 PM, Kevin Kraly via Mercedes > wrote: > > Attaboy! Congrats on your new toy!! > Kevin in the South Pacific > PS. There are small Diesel crew cab PU’s all

Re: [MBZ] 240D

Better leak test is a small amount of R134 and then nitrogen, use leaker sniffer to check all the joints. I pressurized to about 150 psig, I need to research what the proper test pressure is. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 ___

Re: [MBZ] 240D

Attaboy! Congrats on your new toy!! Kevin in the South Pacific PS. There are small Diesel crew cab PU’s all over these islands in French Polynesia. We rode around in a 2013 Toyota Hilux manny tranny turbo diesel as our tour driver took us bouncing and winding our way through the mountains on

Re: [MBZ] OT OS

Thanks for the link. Always good to have knowledge when dealing with poison snakes. Here on the desert, the rattlesnake is not my friend... and I "unfriended" 18 of them last year around the ranch house... On Sun, Oct 22, 2017 at 9:36 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com>

Re: [MBZ] 240D

Well it passed the leak tests seems to hold vacuum just fine. I am not going to change in until I swap the high side fitting. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 22, 2017, at 1:56 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: > > I think it might just be a crappy high side fitting. I removed the

Re: [MBZ] 240D

I think it might just be a crappy high side fitting. I removed the nut on the alternator bracket that was in the way and can get the connector down on it but just can’t get it to click to connect, like it won’t push down far enough on the fitting. I may see if I can another fitting around here

Re: [MBZ] 240D

It’s cranking over and starting just fine. I just did the fuel filters and was going to change the oil but discovered I have no diesel oil on the shelf. So I decided I would hook ac machine up and see what state the system is. It has been converted to 134 and the high side is down by the

Re: [MBZ] 240D

Weak starter? Sounds like the rest is solid, just needs some sorting. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] 240D

I take back the blow by part. After it’s warmed up it does have your normal amount of it. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 22, 2017, at 12:50 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: > > So just got done driving it up and down the road a couple of times, probably > 2 miles total. It

Re: [MBZ] OT Selling guns

We're supposed to report private sales here but don't have to report purchases. With muzzleloaders I don't have to worry about any of it... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sun, Oct 22, 2017 at 5:01 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Apparently, the locals

Re: [MBZ] 240D

So just got done driving it up and down the road a couple of times, probably 2 miles total. It drives fine except at about 50 it starts shaking so bad it feels like it’s going to fly apart. Tires look great but are very old. I rotated the blower motor fuse in its socket and the blower started

[MBZ] 240D

So after charging overnight the battery in the 240d said it was fully charged. When it came time to crank it over, just slowly turned. Battery is obviously not up to snuff. I then stuck another battery in it that was questionable but I thought I would try it. It did the same think. Pulled the

Re: [MBZ] OT OS

Thanks for that, I'm pretty sure now it was a corn snake, which is A Good Thing to have in the garage to be a mouser --FT On 10/22/17 6:11 AM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes wrote: http://www.virginiaherpetologicalsociety.com/venomous-look-a-likes/copperhead-look-a-likes/copperhead.htm

Re: [MBZ] OT Selling guns

> On October 22, 2017 at 10:16 AM "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" > wrote: > > > I really need to get another 1911. I have not had one in a while. Black or Stainless? http://para-usa.com/2013/firearms/expert/expert.php

Re: [MBZ] OT Selling guns

Exactly as Mitch described. They have to go to an FFL for delivery if they cross state lines. I've bought three shotguns on GunBroker.com, all of which were shipped to my FFL who handled the transfer and paperwork. Easy-peasy. -D > On Oct 22, 2017, at 9:44 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] OT Selling guns

I really need to get another 1911. I have not had one in a while. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 22, 2017, at 8:57 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > >> On October 22, 2017 at 9:44 AM "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" >> wrote: >> >> >>

Re: [MBZ] OT Selling guns

> On October 22, 2017 at 9:44 AM "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" > wrote: > > > If it’s sold thru one of the online places they have to be sent to a ffl as > far as I know. Firearms can't be sent across state lines except to licensed dealers and manufacturers.

Re: [MBZ] OT Selling guns

If it’s sold thru one of the online places they have to be sent to a ffl as far as I know. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 22, 2017, at 7:58 AM, Max Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Are you going to back-ground check the buyer of your pistol? > -- > Max Dillon >

Re: [MBZ] OT Selling guns

> On October 22, 2017 at 9:29 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > I agree that there is far too much hysteria over the perceived “gun show > loophole”. It’s a total misnomer. But it's a good way to recognize the ignorant fools. Another phrase they use is "gun

Re: [MBZ] OT Selling guns

In most of the private sales around here people will take your driver’s license and record the information as well as have you sign a receipt stating that you have the ability to legally own a firearm. No guarantees, but it’s a way of doing some CYA in the process. I’ve also seen where some

Re: [MBZ] OT Selling guns

Are you going to back-ground check the buyer of your pistol? -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On October 22, 2017 8:56:35 AM EDT, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" wrote: >There is no gun show loophole. If you buy a gun at a gun show, you >still have to do a

Re: [MBZ] OT Selling guns

There is no gun show loophole. If you buy a gun at a gun show, you still have to do a background check. Sales among private individuals has never required a background check. They are trying to change that of course. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 22, 2017, at 6:11 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] OT OS

I always wondered who Jack was in this. I’m not sure I want to be around someone who is friends with a lot of snakes. -D > On Oct 22, 2017, at 8:19 AM, Max Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Red touch yellow, kill a fellow, red touch black, friend of Jack. > -- > Max

Re: [MBZ] OT OS

Red touch yellow, kill a fellow, red touch black, friend of Jack. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On October 22, 2017 6:11:36 AM EDT, "M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes" wrote:

Re: [MBZ] OT Selling guns

Apparently, the locals here got the county government worked up enough about this that hey passed a county ordinance that puts a three day waiting period on all gun sales. Found that one out the hard way the first time I bought a shotgun. Stupid. However, it’s easy enough to get around - got

Re: [MBZ] OT Selling guns

I was talking to somebody the other day about real full Auto guns and he referred to the "Gun Show Loophole" somehow not realizing:It's really a private sale loopholeOrFull Auto guns are individually licensed so no loophole. The media makes such hay of this without ever understanding what it

Re: [MBZ] OT OS

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