Re: [MBZ] AC Question

2019-07-21 Thread Clay Monroe via Mercedes
The indy who worked on my E300D and other benz would evacuate the system (having all the tools and holding tanks) then insert the appropriate amount of refrigerant. That gets real expensive when we were looking for the mystery leak. Gave up on the ice cold air after many Benjamins were spent

Re: [MBZ] The 123 list

2019-07-21 Thread Clay Monroe via Mercedes
The Swiss require three generations to have resided prior to allowing a person to request citizenship. US nationals need to contact their embassy or Consulate to register the birth of their progeny should it take place in a location not AMERICA!!! That is how McCain was able to run for highest

Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: Moon Landing: Where Were You?

2019-07-21 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
I was laying on the floor of my grandparents house watching. Bob R Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 21, 2019, at 8:11 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes > wrote: > > Cool > > Dwight Giles Jr. > Wickford RI > > On Sun, Jul 21, 2019, 11:04 PM Andrew Strasfogel > wrote: > >> I was stationed in Fiji

Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: Moon Landing: Where Were You?

2019-07-21 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Cool Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Sun, Jul 21, 2019, 11:04 PM Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > I was stationed in Fiji as a Peace Corps volunteer. I don't recall the > purpose of my trip to that outlying island but it might have had some > connection with geological field work. Due to stormy we

Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: Moon Landing: Where Were You?

2019-07-21 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
I was stationed in Fiji as a Peace Corps volunteer. I don't recall the purpose of my trip to that outlying island but it might have had some connection with geological field work. Due to stormy weather the barge didn't return for 3 weeks. On Sun, Jul 21, 2019 at 10:56 PM Dwight Giles wrote: >

Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: Moon Landing: Where Were You?

2019-07-21 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
What were you doing there? Sounds,interesting. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Sun, Jul 21, 2019, 10:54 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > The trip took 5 days from Suva (capital city) on a very slow barge vessel > (250 miles IIRC). The islander families took t

Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: Moon Landing: Where Were You?

2019-07-21 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
The trip took 5 days from Suva (capital city) on a very slow barge vessel (250 miles IIRC). The islander families took turn cooking me dinner every day, invariably octopus in coconut milk (local delicacy). It was great at first but I tired of it very quickly On Sun, Jul 21, 2019 at 10:48 PM

Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: Moon Landing: Where Were You?

2019-07-21 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
That sounds interesting Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 21, 2019, at 9:22 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > I listened live on SW radio on a barge in the middle of the Pacific Ocean > on the way to the outermost island in Fiji. I shall never forget it. > > On Sun, Jul 21, 2019 at

Re: [MBZ] The 123 list

2019-07-21 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
So by comparison with a Sun Valley rebuild, I saved over $1k. On Sun, Jul 21, 2019 at 6:49 PM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > And they have lots more miles on them. > > On Sat, Jul 20, 2019, 7:03 PM Rick Knoble via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > 123

Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: Moon Landing: Where Were You?

2019-07-21 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
I listened live on SW radio on a barge in the middle of the Pacific Ocean on the way to the outermost island in Fiji. I shall never forget it. On Sun, Jul 21, 2019 at 12:52 AM Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Sat, 20 Jul 2019 15:00:07 -0700 Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes > wrote: > > > I remember

Re: [MBZ] Test Message

2019-07-21 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
When we built our house in TN we insulated the hell out of it. R squared Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Sun, Jul 21, 2019, 9:42 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > At one point in one of the southern states there was a legal limit to the > amount of insulation a ho

Re: [MBZ] The 123 list

2019-07-21 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I believe now the "proper" term is Aboriginal peoples... Boy the Aussies have struggled with that, but their treatment of the natives makes the Americans look okay. Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sat, Jul 20, 2019 at 10:17 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: > They should now be

Re: [MBZ] Test Message

2019-07-21 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
At one point in one of the southern states there was a legal limit to the amount of insulation a home was allowed to have. I don't remember why but there was some outrage over it... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sat, Jul 20, 2019 at 8:23 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: It a

Re: [MBZ] WTB - 300TE 4Matic

2019-07-21 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
If relevant I can share my w211 4matic repair experience. Dwight Giles Jr. 1982 300CD 2005 E320 4matic Wickford RI On Sun, Jul 21, 2019, 9:13 PM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Are there affordable solutions for the various 4Matic problems, or would > it be better to s

Re: [MBZ] WTB - 300TE 4Matic

2019-07-21 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Are there affordable solutions for the various 4Matic problems, or would it be better to steer him towards a 1998-2003 S210 4Matic? I recall seeing a lot of dirt cheap S124 4Matics about ten years ago, but it seems like they've all gone to the scrapyard since then. Mitch. _

[MBZ] The 123 list today

2019-07-21 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
So folks are trying to do 123 ball joints using cheap parts and can’t get them to fit. Jaime advises they buy the correct MB parts due to the amount of labor involved. They then ask what aftermarket parts has to do with labor. Facepalm! Sent from my iPhone __

Re: [MBZ] The 123 list

2019-07-21 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
And they have lots more miles on them. On Sat, Jul 20, 2019, 7:03 PM Rick Knoble via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > 123's are pretty scarce at the dismantlers anymore. > > > Rick > > From: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Sent: July 20, 2019 8:43 PM > To: Mercedes@okiebenz.com > Reply-to: merc

Re: [MBZ] 210 parking brakes

2019-07-21 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Yes. Had to reset the adjuster thing under the rear seat Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 21, 2019, at 4:32 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Ever get this straight? > -- > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > >> On July 17, 2019 7:00:20 PM EDT, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" >> wrote: >> >

Re: [MBZ] 210 parking brakes

2019-07-21 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Ever get this straight? -- Max Dillon Charleston SC On July 17, 2019 7:00:20 PM EDT, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" wrote: > >I am trying to put the parking brake back together as part of this rear > >wheel bearing job. Looking at this post: > >https://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/Merced

Re: [MBZ] AC Question

2019-07-21 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Yes, it’s an R134a car. Good to know about the W210s. Knock on wood I’ve never had a problem with AC on either of my W210s, although my youngest son says the 2002 E320 he drives doesn’t have “portal to the Arctic” AC like mine. My attitude is to leave it alone if it isn’t broken. -D > On Jul

Re: [MBZ] AC Question

2019-07-21 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
That makes sense. I was just trying to determine if the value given was the maximum charge or what the charge should be. Sounds like the next time I do a full evacuate and charge I should put in 2.3 pounds then. That’s just about 3 cans…. Thanks! -D > On Jul 21, 2019, at 4:58 PM, Peter Fre

Re: [MBZ] AC Question

2019-07-21 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I just put in what it calls for. No need to second guess the factory. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 21, 2019, at 3:35 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Something I was pondering the other day whilst topping off the AC in the 1995 > E300D… > > The sticker on the radiator support says 2

Re: [MBZ] AC Question

2019-07-21 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
On that car it may not matter too much. I did some research on the W210 and they are very finicky if you don't put in exactly 2.2 pounds (1kg) of refrigerant. That is almost 36 oz. If it's working as designed, I probably wouldn't mess with it. That's an R134a car, correct? I wonder if they chang

Re: [MBZ] AC Question

2019-07-21 Thread Peter Frederick via Mercedes
The extra will give you a little more capacity in extremely hot conditions (idling in traffic, for instance) by allowing some liquid refrigerant in the system with slow compressor speed. It's also a buffer against the normal very small losses of refrigerant inherent in an automotive system. __

[MBZ] WTB - 300TE 4Matic

2019-07-21 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Youngest son has decided he wants to try and find a 300TE 4Matic. I’m not sure why, but I told him I would put the word out. If anyone sees one for sale or has a lead on one, please drop me a private message. Thanks, -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search

[MBZ] AC Question

2019-07-21 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Something I was pondering the other day whilst topping off the AC in the 1995 E300D… The sticker on the radiator support says 2.3 pounds of refrigerant for the system. Is that what should be in it no matter what? That is, when I’ve charged it in the past I can put 24 ounces (two cans) of refrig

Re: [MBZ] The 123 list

2019-07-21 Thread MG via Mercedes
you seem to have paid a lot but it it works then no problem. I bought a whole 84 300SD from a small local yard for $400. Took all kinds of engine parts as well as the Transmission, radiator and rear end out. The transmission and one of the rear control arms is in my 300TD and still going str

Re: [MBZ] Oh Kaleb....

2019-07-21 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Yes I noticed that. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 21, 2019, at 12:46 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > The resident W123 expert is now the resident expert on the W124 group. > Hopefully, they listen to the voice (s) of reason. There is at least one or > two of the email lists members

[MBZ] Oh Kaleb....

2019-07-21 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
The resident W123 expert is now the resident expert on the W124 group. Hopefully, they listen to the voice (s) of reason. There is at least one or two of the email lists members there... Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.ok

Re: [MBZ] The 123 list

2019-07-21 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Not quite right. It is a recent court ruling on an amendment (14th?) that should be overturned. The intent of the amendment was to ensure citizenship for emancipated slaves, thanks to Republicans, but as happens all to often, a judge decided he knew better. Reading the Congressional debates a

Re: [MBZ] The 123 list

2019-07-21 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
The proper term is “pre-European-invader-indigenous-person.” --FT Sent from iPhone > On Jul 20, 2019, at 9:57 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > Native Americans is preferred, but Indian is not a racist term. > > On Sat, Jul 20, 2019, 7:54 PM Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < > me

Re: [MBZ] The 123 list

2019-07-21 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On July 21, 2019 at 12:17 AM Clay Monroe via Mercedes > wrote: > > The US Constitution grants you to be Native Born if you fall out and land on > US soil. Where does it say that? I always believed that to be a fatal flaw in our laws, not the constitution. The effects can be silly: A Hong