Re: [MBZ] Packing them deep

Yah the e420 starts in first gear but shifts almost immediately unless I put my foot right to the floor. With the 2.82 diff there isnt much that will keep up with it from 0-30, except maybe a Tesla. Other cars just dont have a first gear that short. Requires restraint in corners. I should put some

Re: [MBZ] I have someone else interested in our Peterbilt ...

Title also gives them a document to give to their insurance company. Neither the owner or the finance company can legally move a commercial truck without an insurance binder in place. Tain't legal. As for a copy of the title... Make a copy of the front.. then in black ink... in an open area,

Re: [MBZ] 190d engine locked up

You can auction them on ebay -- probably get $50 or more. On Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 8:50 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > No joke. I just found it very odd that it was in this car. > > > > On 4/24/2018 7:38 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > >> That OSU plate

Re: [MBZ] I have someone else interested in our Peterbilt ...

On Tue, 24 Apr 2018 22:42:35 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > Wire transfer is about as safe as you can get. You cannot > reverse/recall a wire transfer. > > Copy of the face of the title is normal, as it gives them the ability > to see who the legal owner of the

Re: [MBZ] I have someone else interested in our Peterbilt ...

Wire transfer is about as safe as you can get. You cannot reverse/recall a wire transfer. Copy of the face of the title is normal, as it gives them the ability to see who the legal owner of the vehicle is, verify their address and name. Talk to your bank about all of this. They should be

[MBZ] I have someone else interested in our Peterbilt ...

I guess I'm still leery of things. The email I received after I received a phone call from Marcos Silva, the finance company fellow, is listed below. He does say, "We can fund by either check or bank wire," and I would insist on bank wire as Grant earlier suggested. I think I should also call my

Re: [MBZ] Packing them deep

On Tue, 24 Apr 2018 20:15:30 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > I am constantly amazed at the performance this car has. Not like any > W124 I’ve ever driven before. It is FAST. That's what we noticed with the '94 E420 we had. Changing the power steering pump,

Re: [MBZ] Packing them deep

Make me an offer I can't refuse. On 4/24/2018 7:23 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: It’s called “shadowing” your tools. I’m sure Herr Grant can give us a lengthy dissertation on the practice. I learned it years ago. It’s a stupid simple method for making sure everything is where you can

Re: [MBZ] 190d engine locked up

No joke.  I just found it very odd that it was in this car. On 4/24/2018 7:38 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: That OSU plate cuts the value in half - - - On Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 4:56 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: So I decided to attempt pull or push

Re: [MBZ] 190d engine locked up

That OSU plate cuts the value in half - - - On Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 4:56 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > So I decided to attempt pull or push starting it. Unloading it off the > trailer I figured while it was rolling off the back with the trans in > reverse I

Re: [MBZ] Packing them deep

Okieville, cars check in, they never check out... -Curt On Tuesday, April 24, 2018, 7:40:26 PM EDT, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: I need to get some of these cars done in the shop. After moving the 190 in there I got them crammed in tight. Sent

Re: [MBZ] Packing them deep

It’s called “shadowing” your tools. I’m sure Herr Grant can give us a lengthy dissertation on the practice. I learned it years ago. It’s a stupid simple method for making sure everything is where you can find it. The same person who taught me to shadow tools also taught me to never put

Re: [MBZ] Packing them deep

What's for sale? Rick ___ 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] Packing them deep

I need to get organized.  I spend half the time looking for stuff I know I laid down somewhere.  The problem with having a big shop and not being organized is I have way more places to put stuff down and forget where I left it. How much additional cash will you give me for the cab? On

Re: [MBZ] Packing them deep

On Tue, 24 Apr 2018 18:39:57 -0500 "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" wrote: > I need to get some of these cars done in the shop. After moving the 190 > in there I got them crammed in tight. You certainly do! Craig ___

Re: [MBZ] Packing them deep

Geez, what a mess! How do you get anything done in that place? Took the 400E for a ride this evening to pick up some cat food at the new PetSmart that just opened a few miles away. Dang, that car is like a good diesel - the smiles it generates are amazing. I blew a new Audi off at a traffic

Re: [MBZ] 190d engine locked up

On Tue, 24 Apr 2018 17:18:39 -0500 "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" wrote: > $425. It was 6xx after auction fees. I plan on turning it into a work > car as I drive 2-300 miles some days. Good plan! Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] 190d engine locked up

$425. It was 6xx after auction fees. I plan on turning it into a work car as I drive 2-300 miles some days. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 24, 2018, at 5:14 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > > On Tue, 24 Apr 2018 16:56:38 -0500 "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" >

Re: [MBZ] 190d engine locked up

On Tue, 24 Apr 2018 16:56:38 -0500 "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" wrote: > and finally it turned the engine over and she started. It runs > great except for a little lifter tick. Ac does not kick in. Suspension > feels great with no rattles at all. It even has the

[MBZ] 190d engine locked up

So I decided to attempt pull or push starting it. Unloading it off the trailer I figured while it was rolling off the back with the trans in reverse I would pop the clutch and light it off. As soon as I let the clutch off it would come to a dead stop. After it was off the trailer I turned the

Re: [MBZ] 91 350SD

Never been a problem on the 126 Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 24, 2018, at 3:01 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > Aren't '91 thru '96 the models that have the disintegrating insulation? > Gerry > >> Rod bender engine still original? >>> - >> Max >>

Re: [MBZ] 91 350SD

Aren't '91 thru '96 the models that have the disintegrating insulation? Gerry > Rod bender engine still original? >> - > Max > Charleston SC > > On Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 3:40 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > White/grey. I should already have

Re: [MBZ] 91 350SD

Oh come on, klimas are easy to find last I looked. But I have not looked in a while. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 24, 2018, at 2:44 PM, Dan--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > Good luck finding a KLIMA relay for it. Those are getting scarce. > > The repairs, even if you’ve

Re: [MBZ] 91 350SD

Well it’s not a factory crate motor that’s for sure. Looks original to me. Engine was dirty but it had fuel return lines leaking fuel all over the place. No blow by and ran steady with no knocking unlike my other rod bender that had a bent #1 rod. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 24, 2018, at

Re: [MBZ] 91 350SD

Dealbreaker right there. Game over. -D > On Apr 24, 2018, at 3:43 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Forgot it has an aftermarket radio in it which I hate. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 24, 2018, at 2:40 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin

Re: [MBZ] 91 350SD

Rod bender engine still original? - Max Charleston SC On Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 3:40 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > White/grey. I should already have most of the parts in stock if not all. I > might not have a set of motor mounts. > > Sent from my

Re: [MBZ] 91 350SD

Forgot it has an aftermarket radio in it which I hate. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 24, 2018, at 2:40 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: > > White/grey. I should already have most of the parts in stock if not all. I > might not have a set of motor mounts. > > Sent from my

Re: [MBZ] 91 350SD

Good luck finding a KLIMA relay for it. Those are getting scarce. The repairs, even if you’ve got the parts you can scavenge off OkieAcres car, are substantial. Worse yet, if your intent is to fix and flip, a salvage title is going to be a big hit. I’ve found several main line insurers are no

Re: [MBZ] 91 350SD

White/grey. I should already have most of the parts in stock if not all. I might not have a set of motor mounts. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 24, 2018, at 2:35 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Too much, based on the stuff it needs as you described. > > You’ll

Re: [MBZ] 91 350SD

Too much, based on the stuff it needs as you described. You’ll have a good $1000-$1500 in it to make it solid, for sure, maybe more. Color? -D > On Apr 24, 2018, at 3:23 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > I looked at a 91 350SD that was listed as a SDL

[MBZ] 91 350SD

I looked at a 91 350SD that was listed as a SDL on Craigslist. It has been expired for a while but contacted them to see if it was still available. Price was $2500. Car looks to be in fair shape. Paint is good not major issues. Interior is fair except for drivers seat showing wear on the

Re: [MBZ] MB C240 wagon

Craig sez: >Welcome to the list, Jon! What he said. >> Website: http://www.2experts.org >Interesting web site. What he said. >I've forgotten: Was that Richard Sexton's >domain? Yep. He invented the internet. Along with Al somebody. >> Longmont, Colorado; Cultural Center of the

Re: [MBZ] Mobil1 Rebate Form

There's currently a $17 rebate on 5 qts of Mobil One car or motorcycle oil and a M1 oil filter. Limit two per household, good through May 31st. Advance Auto parts has five qts, the filter, and a $4 roll of blue shop towels for $29.99 through tomorrow. I was going to get a couple of C253

Re: [MBZ] MB C240 wagon

On Mon, 23 Apr 2018 19:10:53 -0600 Jon Kanas via Mercedes wrote: > Good Evening Fred et al, Welcome to the list, Jon! > Website: http://www.2experts.org Interesting web site. I did find one broken link: In

Re: [MBZ] MB C240 wagon

I had a neighbor in Houston who had one of these, like an 06 maybe, it was nothing but trouble with the electrical system.  It spent weeks in the shop trying to get sorted out, they finally gave her a good deal on a trade-in on one a year or two newer after it was shop-bound more than she was

Re: [MBZ] Alcohol and Water

I usually have an alcohol and water mix when I am doing car cleaning. Maybe some malt and hops in it too. --R Sent from iPhone > On Apr 24, 2018, at 11:08 AM, archer75--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > Many thanks to all for your suggestions about removing tree stains from

Re: [MBZ] Somebody crapped their pants on the interstate

"Common Sense 101" is not on any college curriculum that I've ever seen. However, it is on every successful business curriculum that lasts more than a generation. Some of the applicants I have seen in business surely have their "Darwin Award Application PhD" with a minor in "Transgender

Re: [MBZ] Glow Plug Light - 300CD

I think Ralph meant that it starts after 7-10 seconds of pre-glowing. If the glowplugs aren't working you'll know it by rough runnning, white smoke etc. On 4/24/18, Clay wrote: > >The glow plugs are not working right. Properly functioning plugs would heat >up enough that you would only need

Re: [MBZ] MB C240 wagon

On Tue, 24 Apr 2018 09:18:04 -0400 Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > Dan, you need to check out Jon's website with pix of his 1937 Buick > Century Convertible Coupe, Model 66C restoration > > Website: http://www.2experts.org I especially like

[MBZ] Alcohol and Water

Many thanks to all for your suggestions about removing tree stains from the 240D, and special thanks to Dan since his suggestion of alcohol and water worked well. Gerry --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com ___

Re: [MBZ] OT: One less diesel

I've been watching him, his videos are quite informative. -Curt On Tuesday, April 24, 2018, 11:03:47 AM EDT, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: This guy swaps the Cummins diesel into a variety of different trucks. 

Re: [MBZ] OT: One less diesel

This guy swaps the Cummins diesel into a variety of different trucks.  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLXV9vzJwgYOyGaZlD89VfA Might be fun to build a Cummins Silverado 3/4 ton. Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Happy Birthday Okie-Boy!

Happy Birthday! Over the hill, and coasting down the other side! Dan--- via Mercedes wrote: Yeah, tick off another year on the clock. -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] OT for you bicycle types

ok thanks! Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: There are several on eBay for around $40 a piece. Rick __ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Happy Birthday Okie-Boy!

Happy natal anniversary, YA OLD FART!!! On Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 9:22 AM, archer75--- via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > HAPPY BIRTHDAY, kALEB! > Cheer up. By the time you get to be as old as I am, everyone will be > living well over 100, and you'll be in the used Mercedes space plane

Re: [MBZ] OT: One less diesel

The gears grind slowly, there has been no official notice of anything yet, but I heard from the shop looking at it that they hit $19k in repair estimates and stopped counting. I have found a potential donor truck, a '96 V10 with a weak auto tranny, that might be for sale for $1500. I don't think

Re: [MBZ] Happy Birthday Okie-Boy!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, kALEB! Cheer up. By the time you get to be as old as I am, everyone will be living well over 100, and you'll be in the used Mercedes space plane business. Gerry ~ "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes"

Re: [MBZ] MB C240 wagon

Dan, you need to check out Jon's website with pix of his 1937 Buick Century Convertible Coupe, Model 66C restoration Website: http://www.2experts.org - Max Charleston SC On Mon, Apr 23, 2018 at 9:10 PM, Jon Kanas via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Good Evening Fred

Re: [MBZ] Kleb’s nightmare

I should start welding a set of rims together to make stands to set them on like they do at the pnp. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 24, 2018, at 7:49 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > yet > > >> On 4/23/18 11:30 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: >> On Mon, 23

Re: [MBZ] Kleb’s nightmare

yet On 4/23/18 11:30 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: On Mon, 23 Apr 2018 23:22:33 -0400 Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: http://abcnews4.com/news/local/mountains-of-old-cars-like-bowels-of-hell-still-burning-at-holly-hill-business Well, he doesn't have them piled

Re: [MBZ] OT: One less diesel

Jim: Did you sell it to the insco yet? Would it be feasible to take the reduced payoff where they leave you with the scrap, and buy an oil pan and an identical gasser that had been hit in the rear, and make a father/son project out of it this summer? Mitch.

Re: [MBZ] Happy Birthday Okie-Boy!

Another would be one year closer to Okie-man status Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 24, 2018, at 7:18 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > That’s one way to look at it... > > -D > >> On Apr 24, 2018, at 8:15 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes >>

Re: [MBZ] Happy Birthday Okie-Boy!

That’s one way to look at it... -D > On Apr 24, 2018, at 8:15 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > One more year closer to death > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 24, 2018, at 7:13 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Yeah,

Re: [MBZ] Happy Birthday Okie-Boy!

One more year closer to death Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 24, 2018, at 7:13 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > Yeah, tick off another year on the clock. > > -D > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives

[MBZ] Happy Birthday Okie-Boy!

Yeah, tick off another year on the clock. -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/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com