Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: Top Tier Diesel

2019-09-06 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Fri, 06 Sep 2019 21:28:08 -0400 Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > Dan has it, we bought the higher cost executive membership, I think > $110, which also gives points for all your purchase. If you exceed 110 > points in a year, next membership is paid for. We also use their > cash-back Visa ca

Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: Top Tier Diesel

2019-09-06 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
We had same issue, previously there was only one Costco about forty minutes away, too far and we only went a couple times a year. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC On September 6, 2019 9:29:16 PM EDT, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: >They're far enough away that I'd just get glasses there and maybe

Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: Top Tier Diesel

2019-09-06 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
They're far enough away that I'd just get glasses there and maybe tires if I needed some. I hate driving to East Lansing from here, and Costo is inconveniently located compared to most of E Lansing. $55/yr becomes $55/visit. Mitch. > On September 6, 2019 at 8:44 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes >

Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: Top Tier Diesel

2019-09-06 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Dan has it, we bought the higher cost executive membership, I think $110, which also gives points for all your purchase. If you exceed 110 points in a year, next membership is paid for. We also use their cash-back Visa card, the cash back balance is up to $664 or so, in less than a year. My

Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: Top Tier Diesel

2019-09-06 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
I'll second that, customer service is very important at Costco. They are extra friendly to non-members to draw you in. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC On September 6, 2019 8:03:50 PM EDT, Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes wrote: >Give them a call. IME their customer service is highly responsive. > >Gr

Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: Top Tier Diesel

2019-09-06 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I have a sams card. Never been in a costco but the one here is way on the south end of Tulsa. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 6, 2019, at 7:44 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > So why not join up? It’s only $55/year. Between the money you’ll save on your > glasses and gas, if you have o

Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: Top Tier Diesel

2019-09-06 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
So why not join up? It’s only $55/year. Between the money you’ll save on your glasses and gas, if you have one close enough to use for gasoline, you’ll come out ahead. I use their branded VISA card to buy everything there, especially gas, since I get 4% back on all my gas purchases. And of cour

Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: OT CyberPower UPS won't charge batteries

2019-09-06 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Philip: Pretty sure that is a hole in the cap, and also the bottom seems to be split open right at the edge, below the hole. Craig: yes, planning to replace ALL THE CAPS (or my Pistons will MELT!) (channeling Marshall Booth, RIP). -- Max Dillon Charleston SC ___

[MBZ] 280S manny

2019-09-06 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
1969 Mercedes Benz 280S https://kansascity.craigslist.org/pts/d/kansas-city-1969-mercedes-benz-280s/6972866446.html Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery op

Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: Top Tier Diesel

2019-09-06 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
It appears you need to be a member to buy gift cards, which is why you don't need to be a member to use them. I may have to have my out of state niece send me a gift card if it's possible to get service products with just a gift card. Anyway, I'm browsing optiBOARD forums for the first time in

Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: Kirkland Optical, was Top Tier

2019-09-06 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I use Costco’s optical center as well. I get progressive lenses and they’re by far the least expensive physical provider of such things. I order beater glasses from Zinnie for working in the garage, just got a pair for under $50 with the same prescription - Mitch would be proud of me. -D > O

[MBZ] Digital / High Definition Lenses [was: Re: Top Tier Diesel]

2019-09-06 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Fri, 6 Sep 2019 19:48:58 -0400 (EDT) Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: > $150ish for 1.67 index digital lenses is a great price, but I just > learned the market price is down around $300-500 these days. I still > thought of them as $1000 lenses from when they came out about ten years > ago. So

[MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: Kirkland Optical, was Top Tier

2019-09-06 Thread Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes
I have 2 sets of Costco frames: one Titanium and another Beryllium Copper that I bought from Costco more than 25 years ago. They have put new lenses in them many times! Another saving. Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Mitch Haley

[MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: Top Tier Diesel

2019-09-06 Thread Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes
Give them a call. IME their customer service is highly responsive. Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Dan Penoff via Mercedes Sent: Friday, September 06, 2019 4:27 PM To: Okie Benz Cc: Dan Penoff Subject: Re: [MBZ] Top Tier Diesel

Re: [MBZ] Top Tier Diesel

2019-09-06 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
That's kind of what I figured. You want to order glasses, they're probably going to want to file all the info under your member number. $150ish for 1.67 index digital lenses is a great price, but I just learned the market price is down around $300-500 these days. I still thought of them as $100

Re: [MBZ] Top Tier Diesel

2019-09-06 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Good question, I’m not sure about glasses. If they were just off the shelf ones and not prescription, I would think so. If you have to use their services I imagine you would have to be a member. -D > On Sep 6, 2019, at 6:57 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > You can buy anything with

Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: OT CyberPower UPS won't charge batteries

2019-09-06 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Yes - most of the bad electrolytic caps I've seen blow their tops, except the large 400 volt in my transmitter power supply back in the days when they glowed in the dark. I fed it 450 volts, it lasted probably 20 hours, then blew it's bottom out - very smoky and stinky. I replaced it with a 500 vol

[MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: Top Tier Diesel

2019-09-06 Thread Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes
We have one in Vancouver, lotsa diesel trucks (and Benzes!) around here. Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Clay Monroe via Mercedes Sent: Friday, September 06, 2019 3:42 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Clay Monroe Subject: Re:

Re: [MBZ] Top Tier Diesel

2019-09-06 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
You can buy anything with a gift card? How about Kirkland Signature High Definition glasses? > On September 6, 2019 at 9:36 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Members only. > > However, you can get around that requirement if you want. Just go into the > store and buy a gift card. You

Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: OT CyberPower UPS won't charge batteries

2019-09-06 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Meade wrote: > Sure 'nough, blown cap, very obvious. That is not a typical blown cap from dialectic failure - that is, cheap capacitors. The tell-tale on that failure is it swells. Sometimes to the point of exploding. No evidence of swelling, so the capacitor may actually be okay. But clearl

Re: [MBZ] Top Tier Diesel

2019-09-06 Thread Clay Monroe via Mercedes
Like Frank’s Hot Sauce, I use that stuff in all my cars. The SL really likes it when I am forced to use alcohol polluted fuel. The diesels it keeps things ticking along and clean. I will need to purchase a supply for use in GWN clay 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1986 SDL - Polei

Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: OT CyberPower UPS won't charge batteries

2019-09-06 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Fri, 6 Sep 2019 17:40:56 -0500 fmiser via Mercedes wrote: > > Craig wrote: > > > > Curt wrote: > > > > > Are there two blown caps? What about the sploogy one on the > > > left of the picture? Over by the fuses. > > > Craig wrote: > > > > I don't see any fuses, only surface-mount resistors.

Re: [MBZ] Top Tier Diesel

2019-09-06 Thread Clay Monroe via Mercedes
AK and some WA stores have it at the pump. I am not sure how they figured the market in WA, as there is but one I know of, which is down by the Boeing 737 plant. Maybe there are guys with trucks or lots of VW clay > On Sep 6, 2019, at 5:46 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > No Cost

Re: [MBZ] SL retrieval

2019-09-06 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Another good report. Thought about putting some cars in a nearby parking ramp, but worry about someone breaking in. Mount Plastic has too many parasites. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC On September 6, 2019 4:58:31 PM EDT, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: >Earlier I walked down to the shopping

Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: OT CyberPower UPS won't charge batteries

2019-09-06 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Craig wrote: > > Curt wrote: > > > Are there two blown caps? What about the sploogy one on the > > left of the picture? Over by the fuses. > Craig wrote: > > I don't see any fuses, only surface-mount resistors. Top right, between the yellow capacitor and the inductor, a glass fuse. Or botto

Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: OT CyberPower UPS won't charge batteries

2019-09-06 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Fri, 6 Sep 2019 20:59:54 + (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > Are there two blown caps? What about the sploogy one on the left of > the picture? Over by the fuses. I don't see any fuses, only surface-mount resistors. Craig ___ http://www.okieb

Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: OT CyberPower UPS won't charge batteries

2019-09-06 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Fri, 6 Sep 2019 16:54:53 -0400 Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > https://drive.google.com/open?id=12PHSm-xCW8Xw3FKtD2aPlcdWeuDItLD9 > > This should be a link to the photo on Google Drive. > > Someone test and let me know if you see just one picture and my > comments. I do see your one pict

Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: OT CyberPower UPS won't charge batteries

2019-09-06 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Are there two blown caps? What about the sploogy one on the left of the picture? Over by the fuses. -Curt On Friday, September 6, 2019, 4:55:53 PM EDT, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: https://drive.google.com/open?id=12PHSm-xCW8Xw3FKtD2aPlcdWeuDItLD9 This should be a link to the pho

[MBZ] SL retrieval

2019-09-06 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Earlier I walked down to the shopping center to retrieve the SL, the grocery store had power so I went in and got a really horrible lunch, like stuff I never eat, but it felt right today.  As I was walking there 2 Ferraris passed me, I guess the owners were bringing them back from wherever the

Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: OT CyberPower UPS won't charge batteries

2019-09-06 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
https://drive.google.com/open?id=12PHSm-xCW8Xw3FKtD2aPlcdWeuDItLD9 This should be a link to the photo on Google Drive. Someone test and let me know if you see just one picture and my comments. - Max Charleston SC On Fri, Sep 6, 2019 at 4:49 PM Meade Dillon wrote: > Thanks Greg! >

Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: OT CyberPower UPS won't charge batteries

2019-09-06 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Thanks Greg! Sure 'nough, blown cap, very obvious. Reading about another CyberPower UPS with similar "no charge" failure, apparently the factory used some type of glue that degrades with time and becomes conductive, and that glue is used in several places on the board, including at the base of th

Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: OT CyberPower UPS won't charge batteries

2019-09-06 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
I think I bought it cheepcheep off banggood --FT On 9/6/19 11:41 AM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: I could make one! Floyd, where did you get yours? -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubs

[MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: OT CyberPower UPS won't charge batteries

2019-09-06 Thread Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes
That earns you an Attaboy! I find a guitar pick very good on small devices. Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Meade Dillon via Mercedes Sent: Friday, September 06, 2019 1:13 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Meade Dillon Subject:

Re: [MBZ] OT CyberPower UPS won't charge batteries

2019-09-06 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Success! Now to see about those caps... - Max Charleston SC On Fri, Sep 6, 2019 at 4:05 PM Meade Dillon wrote: > I think I've found the method, using Floyd's secret weapon: putty knife. > There are three spots along the seam where the color changes ever so > slightly, those spots h

Re: [MBZ] Upgrade for Dimitri

2019-09-06 Thread Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes
Some guy in Maine who I never met. That car was nice. With a small bit of rust repair it would have been a remarkable example. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 6, 2019, at 2:14 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Do we know who bought his W108? > > Just curious… > > -D > > >> On Sep 6,

Re: [MBZ] OT CyberPower UPS won't charge batteries

2019-09-06 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I think I've found the method, using Floyd's secret weapon: putty knife. There are three spots along the seam where the color changes ever so slightly, those spots have hidden catches below them. I've gotten the first one loose, still working on the others. I've got to reverse a couple wood clamp

Re: [MBZ] Upgrade for Dimitri

2019-09-06 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Yes for me as well Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Fri, Sep 6, 2019, 2:18 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > I considered it but the ask was a bit more than I was willing to spend at > the time. > > -D > > > > > On Sep 6, 2019, at 2:16 PM, Dwight Giles wrote: > > > > Drool. I wish i could say

Re: [MBZ] OT Dorian Damage

2019-09-06 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Yep I've been out with the chainsaw cutting up some branches that fell, luckily nothing significant, and raking up the scruff from the driveway so it doesn't bang on the bottom of the vehicles. That is taking awhile, 1000ft of driveway, but getting there. Rest and rehydration time...  I think I

Re: [MBZ] Upgrade for Dimitri

2019-09-06 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I considered it but the ask was a bit more than I was willing to spend at the time. -D > On Sep 6, 2019, at 2:16 PM, Dwight Giles wrote: > > Drool. I wish i could say i did. > > Dwight Giles Jr. > Wickford RI > > On Fri, Sep 6, 2019, 2:15 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Upgrade for Dimitri

2019-09-06 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Drool. I wish i could say i did. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Fri, Sep 6, 2019, 2:15 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > Do we know who bought his W108? > > Just curious… > > -D > > > > On Sep 6, 2019, at 1:58 PM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > But I

Re: [MBZ] Upgrade for Dimitri

2019-09-06 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Do we know who bought his W108? Just curious… -D > On Sep 6, 2019, at 1:58 PM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes > wrote: > > But I already have a 300D! I inherited the red one from Jon Agne who passed > away a couple of years ago. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Sep 6, 2019, at 10:39 AM, An

Re: [MBZ] Upgrade for Dimitri

2019-09-06 Thread Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes
But I already have a 300D! I inherited the red one from Jon Agne who passed away a couple of years ago. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 6, 2019, at 10:39 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > I know he loves his 240D but here is a peppier version. > > https://bringatrailer.com/listing

Re: [MBZ] OT Dorian Damage

2019-09-06 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Gorgeous day here, 87 F and 57% humidity. Perfect for storm cleanup. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC ___ 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/m

Re: [MBZ] OT CyberPower UPS won't charge batteries

2019-09-06 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Batteries are know good used, series circuit so 24v set up. I can try charging the batteries back up and load test them a bit. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC On September 6, 2019 12:37:20 PM EDT, fmiser via Mercedes wrote: >> Meade wrote: > >> I've got a dead CyberPower 1350VA UPS, model CP1350P

Re: [MBZ] OT CyberPower UPS won't charge batteries

2019-09-06 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Meade wrote: > I've got a dead CyberPower 1350VA UPS, model CP1350PFCLCD. > > Error code F03, which I believe means that the battery charging > circuit is dead. Maybe bad capacitors, so I'm trying to open > this case up so I can get at the circuit boards. In my experience with quite a few UPS

Re: [MBZ] ML500 Fun

2019-09-06 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Fri, 6 Sep 2019 12:27:49 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > Got the Safelite guy here this morning to replace the cracked > windshield in the ML500. > > This weekend I might get to the front brakes on the S210 wagon and > clean out the EGR tube on it, too, as I’m getting a CEL f

[MBZ] ML500 Fun

2019-09-06 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Got the Safelite guy here this morning to replace the cracked windshield in the ML500. I was looking forward to getting this done, as it would also allow me to resolve some issues I had encountered problems with previously. One being the inoperative right side windshield wiper and my inability t

Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: OT CyberPower UPS won't charge batteries

2019-09-06 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Brute force will be last resort. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC On September 6, 2019 11:42:06 AM EDT, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: >Or, a crowbar? > >Randy > > >On 06/09/2019 10:38 AM, Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes wrote: >> Is there an opening into which you can fit a borescope? >> >> Greg >>

Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: OT CyberPower UPS won't charge batteries

2019-09-06 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Or, a crowbar? Randy On 06/09/2019 10:38 AM, Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes wrote: Is there an opening into which you can fit a borescope? Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Max Dillon via Mercedes Sent: Friday, September 06, 201

Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: OT CyberPower UPS won't charge batteries

2019-09-06 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
I could make one! Floyd, where did you get yours? -- Max Dillon Charleston SC On September 6, 2019 11:38:47 AM EDT, Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes wrote: >Is there an opening into which you can fit a borescope? > >Greg > >-Original Message- >From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebe

[MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: OT CyberPower UPS won't charge batteries

2019-09-06 Thread Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes
Is there an opening into which you can fit a borescope? Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Max Dillon via Mercedes Sent: Friday, September 06, 2019 8:10 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Max Dillon Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT CyberPower

Re: [MBZ] OT CyberPower UPS won't charge batteries

2019-09-06 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Who you callin' a user!? I r an engineer! -- Max Dillon Charleston SC On September 6, 2019 11:27:09 AM EDT, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: >WARNING:  NOT USER SERVICEABLE > >--FT > >On 9/6/19 11:09 AM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: >> Well I want to be able to close the case too, preferabl

Re: [MBZ] OT CyberPower UPS won't charge batteries

2019-09-06 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
WARNING:  NOT USER SERVICEABLE --FT On 9/6/19 11:09 AM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: Well I want to be able to close the case too, preferably with out using glue or screws or patches etc. I may just bite the bullet and cut it up a bit with a Dremel tool. Really hate to do that. -- --FT

Re: [MBZ] OT CyberPower UPS won't charge batteries

2019-09-06 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Well I want to be able to close the case too, preferably with out using glue or screws or patches etc. I may just bite the bullet and cut it up a bit with a Dremel tool. Really hate to do that. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC On September 6, 2019 10:58:10 AM EDT, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrot

Re: [MBZ] OT CyberPower UPS won't charge batteries

2019-09-06 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
I can loan ya a sawzall. Bet it will open the case! Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote on 9/6/19 9:51 AM: I just need to get this case open. - Max Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive

Re: [MBZ] OT CyberPower UPS won't charge batteries

2019-09-06 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I started messing with this UPS last night after the storm was pretty much over. I still need to order the caps for the dead pre-glow relay from my '95 E300, so if I can combine the order with caps for this UPS, that would be a plus. I just need to get this case open. - Max Charleston

Re: [MBZ] OT CyberPower UPS won't charge batteries

2019-09-06 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Fri, 6 Sep 2019 09:19:45 -0400 Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > I've got a dead CyberPower 1350VA UPS, model CP1350PFCLCD. Now we know the hurricane is over! Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ T

[MBZ] Upgrade for Dimitri

2019-09-06 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
I know he loves his 240D but here is a peppier version. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1984-mercedes-benz-300d-turbo-16/?utm_source=dailymail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2019-09-06 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com

[MBZ] 300TD gets some strong support despite rust

2019-09-06 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
My '83 300TD is nicer but triple the miles. I guess the corrosion in a PA car is not troublesome to some diehard wagon lovers? https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1983-mercedes-benz-300td-turbo-18/?utm_source=dailymail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2019-09-06 ___

[MBZ] Unloved '77 Euro 6.9 on BAT

2019-09-06 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
6.9 in very good shape with nice parchment interior. What's holding it back? https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1977-mercedes-benz-450sel-6-9-8/?utm_source=dailymail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2019-09-06 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives htt

Re: [MBZ] Top Tier Diesel

2019-09-06 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
I just add this stuff to my diesels. https://lucasoil.com/products/fuel-treatments/lucas-fuel-treatment Snake oil maybe but seems plausible. The fuel filters should take care of water, no? Allan Mitch Haley via Mercedes writes: > The Top Tier consortium brings us Top Tier standards for diese

Re: [MBZ] OT CyberPower UPS won't charge batteries

2019-09-06 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Replaced the batteries with a couple of known good batteries. I think I made a mistake in leaving the UPS unplugged for a couple weeks, and so it totally cooled down and discharged the caps. When I plugged it back in, the power-up killed the caps. It ran on the batteries for about 12 hours or le

Re: [MBZ] OT Dorian Damage

2019-09-06 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
And the best part is you can forget that you even have a leaky roof! On Fri, Sep 6, 2019 at 8:06 AM Max Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I like it! > -- > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > > On September 6, 2019 1:08:06 AM EDT, G Mann via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

Re: [MBZ] OT CyberPower UPS won't charge batteries

2019-09-06 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
I had an old UPS I bought some years ago that finally died, I stuck it under the desk and forgot about it until I was cleaning out the room.  Ordered a new battery to put in it and it has been working fine since.  Not the circuit board, but could be the battery? --FT On 9/6/19 9:49 AM, Meade

Re: [MBZ] OT CyberPower UPS won't charge batteries

2019-09-06 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
They seem to have excellent reviews on Amazon, but there are many stories of them dying right at or right after warranty. Badcaps.net forum seems to say they use cheapo caps, so a re-cap should be good. Tom's Hardware was not too impressed, see the tear-down I posted. - Max Charleston

Re: [MBZ] Top Tier Diesel

2019-09-06 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
The gas lines are not bad at all at our Costco, my only real beef is that they don't have windshield squeegee / bucket to clean up the glass. I'll suffer that and save 50 cents or more per gallon for the premium fuel in SWMBO's car. The stations around here that sell diesel usually mix those pump

Re: [MBZ] OT CyberPower UPS won't charge batteries

2019-09-06 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Got a great deal after rebate on the Cyberpower 350 back in the 1990s. Bought 3, me, my dad, and a friend. None of the 3 lasted a year. Exchanged one at the store with a helpful manager. The replacement died promptly too. I have no idea if the bigger ones are worth having or fixing today, that

Re: [MBZ] Top Tier Diesel

2019-09-06 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Members only. However, you can get around that requirement if you want. Just go into the store and buy a gift card. You can use it to buy fuel or anything else they sell without being a member. I had friends who would do this to buy gas. -D > On Sep 6, 2019, at 9:31 AM, Mitch Haley via Merce

Re: [MBZ] Top Tier Diesel

2019-09-06 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
I just realized why I never heard of Kirkland gas stations or truck stops. Kirkland is the Costco store brand stuff, like Old Roy dog food at Walmart. If Kirkland=Costco, then there really isn't much choice in top tier lubricated diesel fuel. Gas lines can be pretty bad at Costco. I wonder if

Re: [MBZ] OT CyberPower UPS won't charge batteries

2019-09-06 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Found this forum and thread, looks like a fun place to poke around, I need to join so I can view the pics. https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=57393 Found this tear-down on Tom's Hardware for a different model, but this case is different and so his tips and tricks don't apply. https:/

[MBZ] OT CyberPower UPS won't charge batteries

2019-09-06 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I've got a dead CyberPower 1350VA UPS, model CP1350PFCLCD. Error code F03, which I believe means that the battery charging circuit is dead. Maybe bad capacitors, so I'm trying to open this case up so I can get at the circuit boards. There seem to be two hidden catches on the bottom of the case t

Re: [MBZ] Top Tier Diesel

2019-09-06 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Costco website shows 26 states. https://www.costco.com/gasoline-diesel.html - Max Charleston SC On Fri, Sep 6, 2019 at 9:04 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I know they have it in parts of California, but elsewhere I don’t know. > > -D > > > > On Sep 6,

Re: [MBZ] Top Tier Diesel

2019-09-06 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I know they have it in parts of California, but elsewhere I don’t know. -D > On Sep 6, 2019, at 8:46 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > No Costco diesel for us either. > > Which states / regions do have it? > - > Max > Charleston SC > > > On Fri, Sep 6, 2019 at 7:33 AM

Re: [MBZ] Top Tier Diesel

2019-09-06 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Follow the link Mitch provided, Costco in OK has diesel. Nearest state for me is VA. - Max Charleston SC On Fri, Sep 6, 2019 at 8:49 AM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I do not have a Costco membership but next time I’m down my ours I will > check. > >

Re: [MBZ] Top Tier Diesel

2019-09-06 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Never mind just checked gas buddy, our Costco does sell it for $2.28 currently. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 6, 2019, at 7:49 AM, Kaleb Striplin wrote: > > I do not have a Costco membership but next time I’m down my ours I will > check. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Sep 6, 2019, at 7:46

Re: [MBZ] Top Tier Diesel

2019-09-06 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I do not have a Costco membership but next time I’m down my ours I will check. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 6, 2019, at 7:46 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > No Costco diesel for us either. > > Which states / regions do have it? > - > Max > Charleston SC > > > On Fri,

Re: [MBZ] Top Tier Diesel

2019-09-06 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
No Costco diesel for us either. Which states / regions do have it? - Max Charleston SC On Fri, Sep 6, 2019 at 7:33 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > No diesel at Costcos in Florida, and no plans to add it. I spoke with a > corporate Costco rep about a year

Re: [MBZ] OT Dorian Damage

2019-09-06 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
I like it! -- Max Dillon Charleston SC On September 6, 2019 1:08:06 AM EDT, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: >Next time you have a drip drip drip issue, try this. >You will need a thumb tack, some kitchen twine, a bucket and a rock. >Push in the thumb tack at just below the drip, use it to secure the

Re: [MBZ] Top Tier Diesel

2019-09-06 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
No diesel at Costcos in Florida, and no plans to add it. I spoke with a corporate Costco rep about a year ago about this and they said that there were only certain areas of the country where they offered diesel and they didn’t have any plans to add it across the board, including in Florida. -D

[MBZ] Top Tier Diesel

2019-09-06 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
The Top Tier consortium brings us Top Tier standards for diesel, because we always knew ASTM wasn't good enough. And as with gasoline, Mercedes supports it. The bad news is, nobody I've heard of near me, other than Costco, is participating. https://www.toptiergas.com/diesel-licensed-brands/ Re