Re: [MBZ] SL600 & ML320 fun

2018-12-17 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Mitch, the rust doesn't bother her nearly as much as the style, way too uncool I guess. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On December 16, 2018 7:18:23 PM EST, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: > >> On December 16, 2018 at 6:48 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: >> I gotta get t

Re: [MBZ] OT Superfast charging - Might want to keep a safe distance from your car

2018-12-17 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
Interesting but think I'll stay with a hybrid for now; not my Prius which is 10 years old; but probably a Volt since a good friend has had one since they came on the market. He has almost never used his gas engine for trips around Tallahassee, which is a good sized city. Besides that, consideri

Re: [MBZ] SL600 & ML320 fun

2018-12-17 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
I ordered a thermostat from FCP, it is a 90deg casting with the actual tstat in the bottom, there is the big outlet and a small one at top, hoses are long enough to remove easily.  So that's on the way I guess. I have been reading some posts on benzworld on the top and my head is hurting!  A d

Re: [MBZ] SL600 & ML320 fun

2018-12-17 Thread Dan--- via Mercedes
The top system, while complex from an engineering standpoint, is pretty easy to troubleshoot. I would direct you to Klaus’s “Top Hydraulics” web site (Google it) where you can find some troubleshooting information as well. Have you attempted to remove the hard top? I ask because if you have us

Re: [MBZ] OT Superfast charging - Might want to keep a safe distance from your car

2018-12-17 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
You plan on outliving the Prius and want to buy a *new* Volt? Do it soon. https://www.cruzetalk.com/forum/9-general-discussion/239041-cruze-vs-volt-post3213219.html#post3213219 > On December 17, 2018 at 9:59 AM archer75--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Interesting but think I'll stay with a h

Re: [MBZ] SL600 & ML320 fun

2018-12-17 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
Ha I haven't done anything with the top, or the car for that matter other than drive it twice (until I get the spheres replaced), so this is basically an initial issue.  It rained like hell here Fri and Saturday so I wasn't able to do anything with it until yesterday when I had a bunch of other

Re: [MBZ] SL600 & ML320 fun

2018-12-17 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
I ordered several time from FCP Euro but no longer. My last purchase was a rebuilt Bosch starter, which turned out to be DOI (dead on installation). They refused to pay for my lost labor in R/R and reinstall another starter, pawning it off on Bosch USA, which gave me a complete runaround. No mor

Re: [MBZ] back

2018-12-17 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Dan Penoff via Mercedes writes: > Rock Auto Any issues with counterfeit/fake chinese crap parts from them? Lesson learned to not buy parts from Amazon. I recently bought sway bar links for the Focus. It's a beater car and the part was "AC DELCO" brand so I thought "how bad can they be?" Well s

Re: [MBZ] back

2018-12-17 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I just stick with name brands there, haven’t used any off or house brands other than Cardone for brake calipers. > On Dec 17, 2018, at 11:56 AM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > Dan Penoff via Mercedes writes: > >> Rock Auto > > Any issues with counterfeit/fake chinese crap parts from

Re: [MBZ] Question For Jaime And/Or Dan P

2018-12-17 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> AND it is in forward chronological order!! It doesn't require > reading from the bottom to the top. I prefer things that read like books. In order. I can start and stop wherever I please. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http:

[MBZ] 2002 Mercedes-Benz E320 4D Sedan - $2100 (Downtown Charleston)

2018-12-17 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/d/2002-mercedes-benz-e320-4d/6774023281.html -- --FT ___ 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

[MBZ] https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/d/1983-vintage-mercedes-240d/6774241126.html

2018-12-17 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/d/1983-vintage-mercedes-240d/6774241126.html -- --FT ___ 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

Re: [MBZ] back

2018-12-17 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> > Dan Penoff writes: > > > > Rock Auto > Allan wrote: > > Any issues with counterfeit/fake chinese crap parts from them? One of the real values in using Rock Auto is that the supplier is clearly indicated. It's up to you, however, to determine if that supplier provides junk or not. But unli

Re: [MBZ] back

2018-12-17 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:46:24 -0600 fmiser via Mercedes wrote: > One of the real values in using Rock Auto is that the supplier is > clearly indicated. It's up to you, however, to determine if that > supplier provides junk or not. They provide pictures for many of their parts, too. > But unl

[MBZ] OT: Invasion heads up - Curt??

2018-12-17 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
It's just a matter of time before they march east to new England and eradicate the squirrels WILDLIFESt. Louis is 'on the cusp of the armadillo invasion'Published: Monday, December 17, 2018 The nine-banded armadillo is settling into the St. Louis area after marching from Texas across the country f

Re: [MBZ] 1983-vintage-mercedes-240d

2018-12-17 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Floyd wrote: > https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/d/1983-vintage-mercedes-240d/6774241126.html 1983 is Vintage? Not my my reckoning... Or maybe I'm just getting to be vintage myself! And I'll bet it isn't leather interior either. To bad it has the automatic transmission. __

Re: [MBZ] OT: Invasion heads up - Curt??

2018-12-17 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Well, I guess the best thing to do, it call Trump and demand another wall to keep out the armadillos. RB On 17/12/2018 2:09 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: It's just a matter of time before they march east to new England and eradicate the squirrels WILDLIFESt. Louis is 'on the cusp o

Re: [MBZ] 1983-vintage-mercedes-240d

2018-12-17 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
35 years which is a long time in the life of the average car. A lot of folks don't keep them long enough to make all of the payments. RB On 17/12/2018 2:28 PM, fmiser via Mercedes wrote: Floyd wrote: https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/d/1983-vintage-mercedes-240d/6774241126.html 1983 is Vin

Re: [MBZ] OT: Invasion heads up - Curt??

2018-12-17 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
We have armadillos here - mostly benign critters - the squirrels are not in danger from them. they do dig little pockets in the lawn, but not bad enough to get excited about unless you putt on it. They can carry leprosy, but you'd have to eat them to contract it from them, so don't eat them. On Mo

Re: [MBZ] 1983-vintage-mercedes-240d

2018-12-17 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
If you were born in the '90's, it would be vintage to you. I still remember when my Grandfather bought a new '70 220D, and I still don't consider them vintage, just old. On Mon, Dec 17, 2018 at 2:28 PM fmiser via Mercedes wrote: > > Floyd wrote: > > > > https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/d/19

Re: [MBZ] OT: Invasion heads up - Curt??

2018-12-17 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
We have them, too. They dig up little divots at night in my backyard where the trees overhand the property and it’s shady. I talked to our county agent about them and there’s really nothing you can do, as they’re difficult to trap and breed prodigiously. I did take a baseball bat to one once,

Re: [MBZ] Armadillo OT: Invasion heads up - Curt??

2018-12-17 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Dan wrote: > I did take a baseball bat to one once, I tried a machete once. It bounced right off, and didn't seem to bother him that I tried... > I wonder what a .22 would do to them since they’re “armored”? .22 LR at 20-30 meters punches right through. _

Re: [MBZ] OT: Invasion heads up - Curt??

2018-12-17 Thread MG via Mercedes
Does a real good job on them. I often use them for a bit of practice. And they's always more from wherever they came from. Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: We have them, too. They dig up little divots at night in my backyard where the trees overhand the property and it’s shady. I talked to ou

Re: [MBZ] 1983-vintage-mercedes-240d

2018-12-17 Thread clay monroe via Mercedes
I much prefer the vintage Mercedes cars. They have quality the new cars do not have. And the older cars have distinctive design that current cars just do not. For the past two decades every maker has been chasing the melted velveeta wind tunnel shape. Used to be a street walker could identi

Re: [MBZ] OT: Invasion heads up - Curt??

2018-12-17 Thread clay monroe via Mercedes
Cattle prod. A really big one? clay monroe redgh...@comcast.net > On Dec 17, 2018, at 12:40 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > We have them, too. They dig up little divots at night in my backyard where > the trees overhand the property and it’s shady. I talked to our county agent

Re: [MBZ] OT: Invasion heads up - Curt??

2018-12-17 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
How do you dispose of the bodies? Post-hole digger? -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On December 17, 2018 4:01:55 PM EST, MG via Mercedes wrote: >Does a real good job on them. I often use >them for a bit of practice. And they's always >more from wherever they came from. > ___

Re: [MBZ] Armadillo OT: Invasion heads up - Curt??

2018-12-17 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
Would this "punch right through"? https://www.walmart.com/ip/Gamo-Urban-PCP-Air-Rifle-22-cal-800-FPS/55569395 I wonder... Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go

Re: [MBZ] 1983-vintage-mercedes-240d

2018-12-17 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Nice color combination but they don't disclose the mileage. If low miles that could be a good BAT flip candidate b/c of the power windows and leather seats.. On Mon, Dec 17, 2018 at 4:04 PM clay monroe via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I much prefer the vintage Mercedes cars. They

[MBZ] Question for Jaime about COMAND system in 2006 E320 CDI (and for others, too)

2018-12-17 Thread Craig via Mercedes
So I have been looking at the 2006 E320 CDI shown at https://albuquerque.craigslist.org/cto/d/super-clean-mercedes-turbo/6772652250.html That looks to be a good example of that year and model, but I'm still concerned about what I might be getting into with it. How reliable are the electronics in

Re: [MBZ] OT: Invasion heads up - Curt??

2018-12-17 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Bet it'd blow holes right through them, go for the head. In fact I bet my .22 air gun would work. It'd be interesting to see what people actually use for armadillo control. -Curt On Monday, December 17, 2018, 3:41:24 PM EST, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: We have them, too.  They dig

Re: [MBZ] OT: Invasion heads up - Curt??

2018-12-17 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
There is a 4-5 foot “seawall” at the back of my property where it ends at our private park. They just get chucked over the wall for the vermin to feed on them. We have turkey vultures in Florida. They are amazing adept at disposing of such things. If there is roadkill it’s gone within a few

Re: [MBZ] OT: Invasion heads up - Curt??

2018-12-17 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Possum on the half-shell! --FT Sent from iPhone > On Dec 17, 2018, at 3:32 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > They can carry leprosy, > but you'd have to eat them to contract it from them, so don't eat them. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list arc

Re: [MBZ] Armadillo OT: Invasion heads up - Curt??

2018-12-17 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I bought one of these about a month ago: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Ruger-Impact-Max-22-Pellet-Air-Rifle/449026134 I'm well pleased with its accuracy, I bought it for chipmunk control, not sure what it'd do to an armadillo, the pellets are only like 14 grains but 800fps is nothing to sneeze at.

Re: [MBZ] OT: Invasion heads up - Curt??

2018-12-17 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Have any of you watched "Mousetrap Monday" on YouTube? Recently he's been posting videos where he puts the trapped mice and rats out for other critters to eat, lots of hawks and trash pandas, sometimes a skunk. Interesting stuff, I think there were some vultures too. -Curt On Monday, Decem

Re: [MBZ] OT: Invasion heads up - Curt??

2018-12-17 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Yes I think so- a,wall on the,western border of MA. But what if they go north to the Canadian border? Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Dec 17, 2018 3:32 PM, "Randy Bennell via Mercedes" wrote: > Well, I guess the best thing to do, it call Trump and demand another wall > to keep out the armadillo

Re: [MBZ] OT: Invasion heads up - Curt??

2018-12-17 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
The other white meat. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Dec 17, 2018 5:48 PM, "Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes" < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Possum on the half-shell! > > --FT > Sent from iPhone > > > On Dec 17, 2018, at 3:32 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > > > They can carry leprosy, >

Re: [MBZ] OT: Invasion heads up - Curt??

2018-12-17 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Other other white meat... On Monday, December 17, 2018, 5:55:54 PM EST, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote: The other white meat. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Dec 17, 2018 5:48 PM, "Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes" < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Possum on the half-shell! > > --FT

[MBZ] FSS fun

2018-12-17 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Has anybody ever tried resetting the FSS while draining the oil? I just tried it in my W163 (2003 ML350), twice. Both times it beeped and instead of showing 10,000 miles to go, it said 2.0 low on oil. Apparently it expects me to put oil in it before telling it I put new oil in it. BTW, does

Re: [MBZ] FSS fun

2018-12-17 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Use the factory fleece oil filter. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 17, 2018, at 5:05 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > Has anybody ever tried resetting the FSS while draining the oil? > I just tried it in my W163 (2003 ML350), twice. > Both times it beeped and instead of showing 10,000 m

[MBZ] Top Hydraulics

2018-12-17 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Thanks Dan for posting that, I finally checked out Klaus's website. He's got a couple of nice documents explaining how to remove the hydraulic cylinders on my cabriolet, and then I followed a link in one of those documents to a BenzWorld post with lots of good info. -- Max Dillon Charleston

[MBZ] Might not be bad if price could come down a little

2018-12-17 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
1999 Mercedes Benz e300 Turbo Diesel https://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/d/1999-mercedes-benz-e300-turbo/6765827635.html Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change deli

[MBZ] This is a better deal and a nicer car

2018-12-17 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Mercedes E class E300TD diesel https://stlouis.craigslist.org/cto/d/mercedes-class-e300td-diesel/6761900387.html Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery optio

Re: [MBZ] FSS fun

2018-12-17 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
One thing I learned about resetting the FSS is that you have to have the drive’s door closed when you do it. Silly? I can’t count the number of times I went through the process and it simply didn’t work. I did some research and founds someone on BW that had the same issue - someone who was a

Re: [MBZ] Question for Jaime about COMAND system in 2006 E320 CDI (and for others, too)

2018-12-17 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
I can't answer for Jaime but I do know if I go way into my Command system his name is there as one of the engineers who designed it. My 2005 E320 just had to have Command system replaced # 167k miles. 300 or so dollars,for the part plus,about 1 hour labor from my regular MB Indy. I don't use the na

Re: [MBZ] Question for Jaime about COMAND system in 2006 E320 CDI (and for others, too)

2018-12-17 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Craig w211. Where in NC are you going? Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Dec 17, 2018 5:10 PM, "Craig via Mercedes" wrote: > So I have been looking at the 2006 E320 CDI shown at > > https://albuquerque.craigslist.org/cto/d/super-clean-mercedes-turbo/ > 6772652250.html > > That looks to be a good

Re: [MBZ] Question for Jaime about COMAND system in 2006 E320 CDI (and for others, too)

2018-12-17 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
So how do you get way into the system? Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 17, 2018, at 5:44 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes > wrote: > > I can't answer for Jaime but I do know if I go way into my Command system > his name is there as one of the engineers who designed it. > My 2005 E320 just had to hav

Re: [MBZ] back

2018-12-17 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
Tom is my go to guy now. But Daytona is crushing on internet pricing for OE parts. On Mon, Dec 17, 2018, 12:00 PM Craig via Mercedes On Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:46:24 -0600 fmiser via Mercedes > wrote: > > > One of the real values in using Rock Auto is that the supplier is > > clearly indicated. It'

Re: [MBZ] back

2018-12-17 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Who is Daytona? -D > On Dec 17, 2018, at 6:59 PM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes > wrote: > > Tom is my go to guy now. But Daytona is crushing on internet pricing for OE > parts. > > On Mon, Dec 17, 2018, 12:00 PM Craig via Mercedes wrote: > >> On Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:46:24 -0600 fmiser via Me

Re: [MBZ] Question for Jaime about COMAND system in 2006 E320 CDI (and for others, too)

2018-12-17 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Jaime showed us,at a ChowdahQ. He will have to tell you. I have a photo of it. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Dec 17, 2018 6:57 PM, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: So how do you get way into the system? Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 17, 2018, at 5:44 PM, Dwight

Re: [MBZ] Question for Jaime about COMAND system in 2006 E320 CDI (and for others, too)

2018-12-17 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Well Jaime lets have it Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 17, 2018, at 6:02 PM, Dwight Giles wrote: > > Jaime showed us,at a ChowdahQ. He will have to tell you. I have a photo of it. > > Dwight Giles Jr. > Wickford RI > > On Dec 17, 2018 6:57 PM, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" > wrote: > So ho

Re: [MBZ] Question for Jaime about COMAND system in 2006 E320 CDI (and for others, too)

2018-12-17 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Sorry, Kleb, you have to attend the ChowdahQ before you can be inducted into the COMAND firmware access group. -D > On Dec 17, 2018, at 7:08 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Well Jaime lets have it > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 17, 2018, at 6:02 PM, Dwight Giles wrote

Re: [MBZ] back

2018-12-17 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
A K A mercedespartshub.com On Mon, Dec 17, 2018, 4:04 PM Karl W Mb of > > On Mon, Dec 17, 2018, 4:02 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: > >> Who is Daytona? >> >> -D >> >> >> > On Dec 17, 2018, at 6:59 PM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>

Re: [MBZ] FSS fun

2018-12-17 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On December 17, 2018 at 6:41 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > > One thing I learned about resetting the FSS is that you have to have the > drive’s door closed when you do it. Silly? Hmm, let me go out and try it with the door shut... ...nope. Maybe you need the sump full AND th

[MBZ] wasnt somebody looking for a ML

2018-12-17 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
https://www.copart.com/lot/45806358 --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.ok

Re: [MBZ] FSS fun

2018-12-17 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
My Dodge pickup is super easy, turn the key to on, stomp the gas pedal 3 times, turn key off and back to on. It's just a 3,000 mile minder though... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Mon, Dec 17, 2018 at 8:14 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: > On December 17, 2018 at 6:41 PM Da

Re: [MBZ] OT Superfast charging - Might want to keep a safe distance from your car

2018-12-17 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
Yes the volt is gone. The price of electricity is regulated far more than the price of fuel. So the downside risk of fuel price increases will tend to be greater than the risk of electricity price hikes. On Mon, Dec 17, 2018, 7:43 AM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: > You

Re: [MBZ] wasnt somebody looking for a ML

2018-12-17 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Needs,a bit of Marthaing. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Dec 17, 2018 8:20 PM, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > https://www.copart.com/lot/45806358 > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com > > > _

Re: [MBZ] Question for Jaime about COMAND system in 2006 E320 CDI (and for others, too)

2018-12-17 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Yes that is correct. Sept 14 2019 tentative date. Pick up @ Boston or Providece airports in a classic Benz Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Dec 17, 2018 7:11 PM, "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" wrote: Sorry, Kleb, you have to attend the ChowdahQ before you can be inducted into the COMAND firmware acc

Re: [MBZ] Question for Jaime about COMAND system in 2006 E320 CDI (and for others, too)

2018-12-17 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
I think paying for the operation of this list for the last 13 years qualifies me for such access. On 12/17/2018 7:51 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote: Yes that is correct. Sept 14 2019 tentative date. Pick up @ Boston or Providece airports in a classic Benz Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On

Re: [MBZ] wasnt somebody looking for a ML

2018-12-17 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Here is a buffing machine that will put the right kind of finish on that car https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiGY7vvhclk On Mon, Dec 17, 2018 at 6:48 PM Dwight Giles via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Needs,a bit of Marthaing. > > Dwight Giles Jr. > Wickford RI > > On Dec 17, 201

Re: [MBZ] wasnt somebody looking for a ML

2018-12-17 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
You got that right. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Dec 17, 2018 8:56 PM, "G Mann via Mercedes" wrote: > Here is a buffing machine that will put the right kind of finish on that > car > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiGY7vvhclk > > On Mon, Dec 17, 2018 at 6:48 PM Dwight Giles via Merced

Re: [MBZ] Question for Jaime about COMAND system in 2006 E320 CDI (and for others, too)

2018-12-17 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Besides no big deal, google yields video after video on how to do it. On 12/17/2018 7:54 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: I think paying for the operation of this list for the last 13 years qualifies me for such access. On 12/17/2018 7:51 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote: Yes that

[MBZ] Lots of good building materials at Okie Acres...

2018-12-17 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
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Re: [MBZ] Question for Jaime about COMAND system in 2006 E320 CDI (and for others, too)

2018-12-17 Thread Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes
I was actually considering one of these before I found my W140 last month... I think they're quite good cars. Electronics wise they're fine, but like any complex modern cars you're best off investing in a OBD2 code reader. And there are still lots of electronics to rely on compared to cars 20 yea

Re: [MBZ] Question for Jaime about COMAND system in 2006 E320 CDI (and for others, too)

2018-12-17 Thread Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes
Its true... you have to attend to learn the secrets. Its buried deep the the engineering menu. I'd guess I'm one of the few people that remember its still there! Jaime On Mon, Dec 17, 2018 at 7:11 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Sorry, Kleb, you have to attend the

[MBZ] It's Here!

2018-12-17 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
http://penoff.com/1965_220SEb.html -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

Re: [MBZ] It's Here!

2018-12-17 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Great score Dan. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Dec 17, 2018 9:19 PM, "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" wrote: > http://penoff.com/1965_220SEb.html > > -D > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubsc

Re: [MBZ] It's Here!

2018-12-17 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
SWEET! Great price,  does it need much to be a driver? -Curt On Monday, December 17, 2018, 9:19:54 PM EST, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: http://penoff.com/1965_220SEb.html -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okieben

[MBZ] 6.9

2018-12-17 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1978-Mercedes-Benz-400-Series-6-9/273615110159?hash=item3fb4bb400f:g:7eoAAOSw1qhcF-V5&vxp=mtr --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.oki

Re: [MBZ] It's Here!

2018-12-17 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Thanks, everyone. It is a driver. Needs a lot of cosmetics like a steering wheel restoration, door/trunk/window seals, and a headliner. Other than needing a valve adjustment the running gear is fine. Dang thing sounds like a sewing machine. Upholstery was redone in original leather a few yea

Re: [MBZ] back

2018-12-17 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
CARDONE is a good brand from all appearances.  They are a rebuilder, but every cardone rebuilt I've heard of has been good.   There is a lot of ac Delco at crockauto, but I can't think of any I've bought. You have to beware.  Meyle, a formerly good German brand, repacks what appears to be uro

Re: [MBZ] back

2018-12-17 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
As do I!    Merry Christmas Q! Craig via Mercedes wrote on 12/17/18 1:59 PM: On Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:46:24 -0600 fmiser via Mercedes wrote: One of the real values in using Rock Auto is that the supplier is clearly indicated. It's up to you, however, to determine if that supplier provides junk

Re: [MBZ] OT: Invasion heads up - Curt??

2018-12-17 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
chuckski would never fund it. Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote on 12/17/18 2:31 PM: Well, I guess the best thing to do, it call Trump and demand another wall to keep out the armadillos. RB ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.ok

Re: [MBZ] It's Here!

2018-12-17 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
Glad I could help. I promise y’all, if Dan would have balked I woulda been all over that like a hobo on a hotdog. I’m pretty confident it would be giving me less heartache than this damn Subaru is. Can’t wait to see the blog. Bob R Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 17, 2018, at 7:33 PM, Dan Peno

Re: [MBZ] Question for Jaime about COMAND system in 2006 E320 CDI (and for others, too)

2018-12-17 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
I'm still waiting for a ticket. Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote on 12/17/18 7:51 PM: Yes that is correct. Sept 14 2019 tentative date. Pick up @ Boston or Providece airports in a classic Benz Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Dec 17, 2018 7:11 PM, "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" wrote: Sorry, Kleb,

Re: [MBZ] Question for Jaime about COMAND system in 2006 E320 CDI (and for others, too)

2018-12-17 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
and a ticket. Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote on 12/17/18 7:54 PM: I think paying for the operation of this list for the last 13 years qualifies me for such access. On 12/17/2018 7:51 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote: ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] It's Here!

2018-12-17 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
M180 is still the smoothest, quietest engine I have ever seen.   You can't hear it running when you are sitting in the car at a stop light.  You can't tell if it is running or if it died at the stoplight unless the gen light comes on. (and that is the carbureted version.  The FI model might be

Re: [MBZ] 1983-vintage-mercedes-240d

2018-12-17 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
I was delighted to learn that my 82 SD no longer requires annual inspections in NC. I guess that's some kind of vintage. > -Original Message- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of > fmiser via Mercedes > Sent: Monday, December 17, 2018 3:28 PM > To: mercede

Re: [MBZ] It's Here!

2018-12-17 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Very nice! Will be interested to follow the chronicles --FT Sent from iPhone > On Dec 17, 2018, at 9:19 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > http://penoff.com/1965_220SEb.html > > -D > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives ht

Re: [MBZ] Question for Jaime about COMAND system in 2006 E320 CDI (and for others, too)

2018-12-17 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
True Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 17, 2018, at 9:28 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > and a ticket. > > Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote on 12/17/18 7:54 PM: >> I think paying for the operation of this list for the last 13 years >> qualifies me for such access. >> >> On 12/17/

Re: [MBZ] 6.9

2018-12-17 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Probably has a high reserve. On Mon, Dec 17, 2018 at 9:33 PM Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > https://www.ebay.com/itm/1978-Mercedes-Benz-400-Series-6-9/273615110159?hash=item3fb4bb400f:g:7eoAAOSw1qhcF-V5&vxp=mtr > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruse

Re: [MBZ] Armadillo OT: Invasion heads up - Curt??

2018-12-17 Thread clay monroe via Mercedes
I think the tool might require a more robust solution. I like the ratting vids on Tooyoob. This led to larger rodent removal vids. The guy was using a tank and shooting at 3k psi IIRC from great distances. I do know that crossman pump rifles are ineffective agains rackitty Koonz and opposums

Re: [MBZ] Armadillo OT: Invasion heads up - Curt??

2018-12-17 Thread clay monroe via Mercedes
I think the tool might require a more robust solution. I like the ratting vids on Tooyoob. This led to larger rodent removal vids. The guy was using a tank and shooting at 3k psi IIRC from great distances. I do know that crossman pump rifles are ineffective agains rackitty Koonz and opposums

Re: [MBZ] Armadillo OT: Invasion heads up - Curt??

2018-12-17 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Well, not efficiently anyway, but it IS possible.  When I was a kid, I eliminated a possum with a Daisy pump bb gum.  It probably took 30 bbs. clay monroe via Mercedes wrote on 12/17/18 10:16 PM: ... I do know that crossman pump rifles are ineffective agains rackitty Koonz and opposumszz. I w

[MBZ] OT - Gas Fireplace replacement

2018-12-17 Thread clay monroe via Mercedes
SWMBA has an ineffectual gas fireplace in her home. She plans to have it upgraded and wants me to assist in making the best choice to replace it. It makes some light and would have a hard time creating more heat than a goodly pillar candle. I have been searching the interwebs for possible s

Re: [MBZ] OT - Gas Fireplace replacement

2018-12-17 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Mon, 17 Dec 2018 20:33:39 -0800 clay monroe via Mercedes wrote: > SWMBA has an ineffectual gas fireplace in her home. She plans to have > it upgraded and wants me to assist in making the best choice to replace > it. It makes some light and would have a hard time creating more heat > than a g

Re: [MBZ] OT - Gas Fireplace replacement

2018-12-17 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
I have two gas fireplaces in the house. The first one is a gas log insert in an old wood burning fireplace. If the damper is open it puts out no heat at all. if the damper is closed it will run you out of the room. This is the type that was designed to be ventless so it's okay for the combustion pr