Re: [MBZ] OT EV airplanes in the near future

2019-04-03 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
Isn't that the same year the world ends from global warming? > -Original Message- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of > Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2019 9:58 AM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Cc: Andrew Strasfogel > Subje

Re: [MBZ] OT EV airplanes in the near future

2019-04-03 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
WHat would it take to hack it? On Wed, Apr 3, 2019 at 8:05 PM OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > Which is one reason the aviation software driven electronics are SO > expensive - it all has to be FAA certified, including the OS and firmware. > What should be a $500 - $1000 piece of equipment quickly b

[MBZ] one for clay

2019-04-03 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
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[MBZ] Kleb car

2019-04-03 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
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Re: [MBZ] euro manny 123 coupe

2019-04-03 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
It’s crusty and the back seat looks like someone was growing algae on it --FT Sent from iPhone > On Apr 3, 2019, at 9:40 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes > wrote: > > Seems like,a,good buy on a very rare coupe. > > Dwight Giles Jr. > 1982 300CD > 2005 E320 4matic > Wickford RI > > On Wed, Apr 3

Re: [MBZ] euro manny 123 coupe

2019-04-03 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Rare but this one is rusty and beat to hell On 4/3/2019 8:40 PM, Dwight Giles wrote: Seems like,a,good buy on a very rare coupe. Dwight Giles Jr. 1982 300CD 2005 E320 4matic Wickford RI On Wed, Apr 3, 2019, 9:33 PM Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: htt

Re: [MBZ] euro manny 123 coupe

2019-04-03 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Seems like,a,good buy on a very rare coupe. Dwight Giles Jr. 1982 300CD 2005 E320 4matic Wickford RI On Wed, Apr 3, 2019, 9:33 PM Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: > > https://www.ebay.com/itm/1977-Mercedes-Benz-200-Series-EURO-GRAY-MARKET/113707047604?hash=item1a7977

[MBZ] euro manny 123 coupe

2019-04-03 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
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Re: [MBZ] OT EV airplanes in the near future

2019-04-03 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Which is one reason the aviation software driven electronics are SO expensive - it all has to be FAA certified, including the OS and firmware. What should be a $500 - $1000 piece of equipment quickly becomes $10,000 to $15,000. The recent Boeing software glitch is surprising in that there have been

Re: [MBZ] Poos needs another old Benz project

2019-04-03 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
When I was working in a foreign car garage in the late 60's, I welded up a lot of old VW mufflers that the owners were too cheap to replace with new. I got pretty good at welding (OA) rusty thin metal with old coat hangers ... I use MIG now, have only needed to on our son's old Miata, and I let him

Re: [MBZ] front wheel bearings/seals

2019-04-03 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
thankee!   well,  I remembered 1's and 9's in the small one...  just not the right way Craig via Mercedes wrote on 4/3/19 4:57 PM: Front inner bearing SKF BR6 VP Front outer bearing SKF BR2 LM11949/LM11918 Front bearing seals Federal Mogul National Oil Seals 239155 Craig

Re: [MBZ] front wheel bearings/seals

2019-04-03 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Wed, 3 Apr 2019 16:26:23 -0500 Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: > Does anyone have bearing numbers (any brand) for front wheel bearings > and the seals for W124 front hubs? > > FCP wants $56 for 4 bearings and 2 seals etc.  That is steep > > My memory sez that the outer bearing is 19019  o

Re: [MBZ] OT Improper disposal of nuke subs

2019-04-03 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Further evidence that mankind has never made the evolution from "tree ape" to "ground ape", ie "tree apes" drop their crap anywhere it lands and move on, "Ground apes" drop their crap and, because they are "Ground apes" walk in it. Small visual for the current big picture on man made pollution. The

[MBZ] front wheel bearings/seals

2019-04-03 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Does anyone have bearing numbers (any brand) for front wheel bearings and the seals for W124 front hubs? FCP wants $56 for 4 bearings and 2 seals etc.  That is steep My memory sez that the outer bearing is 19019  or 190019 But I long ago forgot the inner brg and seal numbers. _

Re: [MBZ] OT EV airplanes in the near future

2019-04-03 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
AND WHEN YOU ARE IN THE AIR, and the software decides your batteries are dead, so are you, even though there is plenty of juice in the battery.  Ever have a laptop battery?  Or a cell phone battery with software "management"?    They have a habit of being squirrelly.   I'd rather fly a J3 t

Re: [MBZ] OT EV airplanes in the near future

2019-04-03 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I mean running out of battery isn't really any different than running out of fuel. Not many good refueling options up in the sky... -Curt On Wednesday, April 3, 2019, 2:14:55 PM EDT, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: Batteries remain the limiting factor for electrical propulsion in aviatio

Re: [MBZ] Marshall...

2019-04-03 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I really like the MB wheel grease tubes, really easy to precisely dispense a small amount of grease. Also the green grease is easy to see in contrast to other colors... -Curt On Wednesday, April 3, 2019, 1:07:05 PM EDT, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: On 03/04/2019 11:42 AM, Kaleb

Re: [MBZ] Poos needs another old Benz project

2019-04-03 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Back when I was running the '84 190D the exhaust at one point had more patches than original material... -Curt On Wednesday, April 3, 2019, 12:19:20 PM EDT, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: > JB Weld doesn’t seem to work well for muffler repairs... Not sure why. It melted loose.  JB We

[MBZ] OT Improper disposal of nuke subs

2019-04-03 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
GREAT BRITAINAudit slams ministry over disposal of nuclear-powered subsPublished: Wednesday, April 3, 2019 Britain's National Audit Office has sharply criticized the Ministry of Defence for failing to properly dispose of its obsolete nuclear-powered submarines. The watchdog says the ministry has

Re: [MBZ] OT EV airplanes in the near future

2019-04-03 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Batteries remain the limiting factor for electrical propulsion in aviation Well that, and the problem of finding a parking place in the sky while you recharge your dead [operative word here "DEAD"] batteries. I have a lot of flight hours behind the P&W PT6 engine. Always worked well. Dependa

Re: [MBZ] melted positive battery terminal

2019-04-03 Thread Dan--- via Mercedes
It’s junk. I’ll give you $500 for it. -D On Apr 3, 2019, at 1:18 PM, fmiser via Mercedes wrote: >> Kaleb wrote: > >> ...the side post terminal on the passenger side battery >> physically melted off. ... Is this some sort of defect with the >> battery > > Yeah. It has side posts. I gave up

Re: [MBZ] Marshall...

2019-04-03 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Indeed - I always used good grease from NAPA. It's true that you won't go wrong using the MB wheel grease, but others are good also. On Wed, Apr 3, 2019 at 12:07 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > On 03/04/2019 11:42 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > > Maybe

Re: [MBZ] Poos needs another old Benz project

2019-04-03 Thread Dan--- via Mercedes
Exactly. Which is why I bought a new muffler. My JB Weld stuff was a bandaid not intended to last any length of time. And it didn’t. -D On Apr 3, 2019, at 12:18 PM, Jim Cathey wrote: >> JB Weld doesn’t seem to work well for muffler repairs... Not sure why. > > It melted loose. JB Weld, as f

Re: [MBZ] melted positive battery terminal

2019-04-03 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Kaleb wrote: > ...the side post terminal on the passenger side battery > physically melted off. ...  Is this some sort of defect with the > battery Yeah. It has side posts. I gave up using them many years ago. Threads strip, terminal pull out, terminals fall out - and I guess terminals melt.

Re: [MBZ] Marshall...

2019-04-03 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 03/04/2019 11:42 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: Maybe that post got deleted because I don’t see it now. I am not sure about everyone else but I have always heard and been told to only use the MB grease on wheel bearings Why? No shortage of good quality grease available from man

Re: [MBZ] Marshall...

2019-04-03 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Bacon grease. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC On April 3, 2019 12:42:32 PM EDT, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" wrote: >Maybe that post got deleted because I don’t see it now. I am not sure >about everyone else but I have always heard and been told to only use >the MB grease on wheel bearings > >

Re: [MBZ] Marshall...

2019-04-03 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Maybe that post got deleted because I don’t see it now. I am not sure about everyone else but I have always heard and been told to only use the MB grease on wheel bearings Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 3, 2019, at 11:26 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > I think Floyd likes to t

Re: [MBZ] Marshall...

2019-04-03 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
I think Floyd likes to troll ignoramuses --FT Sent from iPhone > On Apr 3, 2019, at 11:15 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > Would be spinning in his grave if he was reading the recent FB 123 group > wheel bearing thread. > > Poor Thurd Floydsby was fixing to have a stroke... > > Ri

Re: [MBZ] This SL is making me crazy

2019-04-03 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Don't forget the other half of the circuit - the ground connection - faulty grounds can have you chasing your tail all day ... On Wed, Apr 3, 2019 at 8:52 AM Dan--- via Mercedes wrote: > Probably a failing engine wiring harness. > > Have you checked the wiring harness condition? > > -D > > > On

Re: [MBZ] This SL is making me crazy

2019-04-03 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
What a heap, you need to dump it. I'll help you out here... - Max Charleston SC On Wed, Apr 3, 2019 at 9:17 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I drove the SL600 last night, it was running fine. Was watching the > temp gauge (ongoing paranoia) and it was

Re: [MBZ] Poos needs another old Benz project

2019-04-03 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> JB Weld doesn’t seem to work well for muffler repairs... Not sure why. It melted loose. JB Weld, as fine a product as it is, is not good for things that get hotter than boiling water. I use steel for filling exhaust pinholes. (Wire-feed welder.) If the area is too rotten to take such a fix,

Re: [MBZ] This SL is making me crazy

2019-04-03 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
He has the v12 so it is most likely to be expensive and difficult Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 3, 2019, at 11:10 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > If it needs wiring harnesses due to the infamous “self destructing wiring” > they’re not expensive nor difficult to replace. They’ll cause all

Re: [MBZ] This SL is making me crazy

2019-04-03 Thread Dan--- via Mercedes
If it needs wiring harnesses due to the infamous “self destructing wiring” they’re not expensive nor difficult to replace. They’ll cause all sorts of funky stuff, much like the issue you describe with your temp gauge. -D > On Apr 3, 2019, at 10:57 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > >

Re: [MBZ] Poos needs another old Benz project

2019-04-03 Thread Dan--- via Mercedes
Actually, I’ve found that JB Weld doesn’t seem to work well for muffler repairs. At least not on my previous muffler. I tried using it to hold patches in place as well as fill holes, and it didn’t seem to adhere well. Not sure why. -D > On Apr 3, 2019, at 10:27 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes >

[MBZ] Marshall...

2019-04-03 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
Would be spinning in his grave if he was reading the recent FB 123 group wheel bearing thread. Poor Thurd Floydsby was fixing to have a stroke... Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or c

Re: [MBZ] This SL is making me crazy

2019-04-03 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
FTWebs: In compliance with German law, all SL models were electronically limited to a top speed of 155 mph (250 km/h). The M120 V12 engine equipped in SL600 was widely regarded as one of the finest automobile engine ever made. In its stock form, with around 400 horsepower (reduced to 389 lat

Re: [MBZ] This SL is making me crazy

2019-04-03 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> I'm sure it would keep pulling like that to far past 100. Pretty sure my friend claimed his 560SL made it to 150, so you ought to be able to beat that. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscr

Re: [MBZ] This SL is making me crazy

2019-04-03 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
That's on my list of things to do.  I presume it is failing as there are some other intermittent behaviors that suggest wonky electrics.  I have been doing a bit of research on remaking the harnesses, seems to be not difficult, but fiddly.  Various folks have remade them with success.  I found

Re: [MBZ] Poos needs another old Benz project

2019-04-03 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
JBWeld --FT On 4/3/19 10:12 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: How do you fix pinhole leaks in an exhaust? On Wed, Apr 3, 2019 at 9:25 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: And a parrot to ride on his shoulder https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1965-mercedes-

Re: [MBZ] This SL is making me crazy

2019-04-03 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Fan clutch or faulty gauge On Wed, Apr 3, 2019 at 9:54 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Good idea. I have one of those, will carry it with me and do some > checking if the problem repeats. I'll get some baseline readings too, > so I know what the IR thermometer re

Re: [MBZ] Poos needs another old Benz project

2019-04-03 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
How do you fix pinhole leaks in an exhaust? On Wed, Apr 3, 2019 at 9:25 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > And a parrot to ride on his shoulder > > https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1965-mercedes-benz-600-3/ > > -- > --FT > > > ___

[MBZ] Affordable Bentley substitute on BAT

2019-04-03 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
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Re: [MBZ] OT EV airplanes in the near future

2019-04-03 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
BS Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote on 4/3/19 8:58 AM: Commercial flights on electric engines may arrive in 2021Published: Wednesday, April 3, 2019 There's no shortage of companies working to build electric aircraft, but a Canadian airline and a Seattle-area engine maker say they've found a

[MBZ] OT EV airplanes in the near future

2019-04-03 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Commercial flights on electric engines may arrive in 2021Published: Wednesday, April 3, 2019 There's no shortage of companies working to build electric aircraft, but a Canadian airline and a Seattle-area engine maker say they've found a quicker route to electrification by converting a small bush p

Re: [MBZ] This SL is making me crazy

2019-04-03 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Good idea.  I have one of those, will carry it with me and do some checking if the problem repeats.  I'll get some baseline readings too, so I know what the IR thermometer reads at different indicated temps on the car gauge. --FT On 4/3/19 9:32 AM, Jim Cathey wrote: Perfect place for an IR t

Re: [MBZ] This SL is making me crazy

2019-04-03 Thread Dan--- via Mercedes
Probably a failing engine wiring harness. Have you checked the wiring harness condition? -D > On Apr 3, 2019, at 9:40 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > Carry an IR thermometer. Use it. Aim it at the head. Aim it at the radiator > in different places. a cheap HF one will work. >

Re: [MBZ] This SL is making me crazy

2019-04-03 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Carry an IR thermometer. Use it.  Aim it at the head.  Aim it at the radiator in different places.  a cheap HF one will work. Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote on 4/3/19 8:16 AM: I drove the SL600 last night, it was running fine.  Was watching the temp gauge (ongoing paranoia) and it was hoverin

Re: [MBZ] This SL is making me crazy

2019-04-03 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
Perfect place for an IR thermometer. Shoot the head and such, correlate to your gauge. If the gauge moves faster than the thermal mass of the system could accommodate, then the gauge (sender, actually) is at fault. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To sear

[MBZ] Poos needs another old Benz project

2019-04-03 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
And a parrot to ride on his shoulder https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1965-mercedes-benz-600-3/ -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okieb

[MBZ] This SL is making me crazy

2019-04-03 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
I drove the SL600 last night, it was running fine.  Was watching the temp gauge (ongoing paranoia) and it was hovering between ~85 and 100 which I understand is normal.  On the way home later it started rising and pegged out at 120+ very quickly for no reason I could see. (I put a new tstat in