Re: [MBZ] another modern vehicle issue

2020-01-30 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I have that happen every now and then Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 30, 2020, at 10:42 PM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes > wrote: > > Tonight, I discovered a possum in the engine compartment of my 82 300SD. > Explains how the hood pad got torn up in odd places. > >> -Original

Re: [MBZ] another modern vehicle issue

2020-01-30 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
Tonight, I discovered a possum in the engine compartment of my 82 300SD. Explains how the hood pad got torn up in odd places. > -Original Message- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of OK > Don via Mercedes > Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2020 3:51 PM > To:

Re: [MBZ] Attention Mitch or Michael Esh

2020-01-30 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Huh? Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 30, 2020, at 10:18 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > >  > > Rick > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >

[MBZ] Attention Mitch or Michael Esh

2020-01-30 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
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Re: [MBZ] modern cars - ugh!

2020-01-30 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
You can thank honda for introducing that concept.   I think it was when they brought out the  4 cyl 750 in 1970 or so.   NO air filter.  To replace the air filter you were supposed to buy a whole $70 assembly that included an air filter. Hondogs may run a long while with just oel changes, but

Re: [MBZ] paint

2020-01-30 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Thu, 30 Jan 2020 11:16:50 -0500 Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: > saw this, good reference info > > https://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/paint_color_reference_mercedes Might as well mention two sources of paint (one of which I think has been mentioned before). I was sitting in a

Re: [MBZ] paint

2020-01-30 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Yes, thanks for sharing! Max Dillon Charleston SC Jan 30, 2020 11:17:36 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes : > saw this, good reference info > > https://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/paint_color_reference_mercedes > > -- > --FT > > > ___ >

Re: [MBZ] another modern vehicle issue

2020-01-30 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Could just be a fragment of a leaf or twig that made its way through the intake into the blower. Happens to me frequently living in a wooded area. Allan Randy Bennell via Mercedes writes: > I had considered that but I doubt it. I drive the truck pretty well > every day in the winter and I had

Re: [MBZ] another modern vehicle issue

2020-01-30 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
I had considered that but I doubt it. I drive the truck pretty well every day in the winter and I had driven it home an hour before I went out to leave after supper. I also wondered about snow or ice. I don't know the layout on the truck well enough to know if something could get into the

Re: [MBZ] another modern vehicle issue

2020-01-30 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
It lives outside? Then mice have stored their winter food in the blower We built a garage just to keep the rodents out of the cars, but then, we only drive them an average of once a week ... On Thu, Jan 30, 2020 at 2:13 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > My

Re: [MBZ] OT: Macs

2020-01-30 Thread M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes
2012 Pro, 3.2 quad Xeon, 16GB memory, coupla 1 TB drives inside (one I run from, one for Time Machine) and an external 2TB, also for Time Machine. Works fine. My mobile is a 2010 MBP 3,1 (I think) which I wipe and mirror from my Pro every so often. Running High Sierra on both, null sheen.

Re: [MBZ] another modern vehicle issue

2020-01-30 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
My '98 Jetta heater fan would squeak when it got hot but only when the car was going around right hand turns.Heater fans do weird things... -Curt On Thursday, January 30, 2020, 3:13:53 PM EST, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: My truck - 2013 F150 has a new issue. Last evening, I was

Re: [MBZ] modern cars - ugh!

2020-01-30 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Maybe, but better use the expensive, high quality, industrial shoe goo and not just the cheap stuff! RB On 30/01/2020 2:11 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: Sounds like a ShoeGoo repair -_FT On 1/30/20 3:07 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: Talking to a friend this morning over

[MBZ] another modern vehicle issue

2020-01-30 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
My truck - 2013 F150 has a new issue. Last evening, I was backing out of my spot beside the garage into the lane when the truck started up making a terrible racket. My first thought was -"uh oh, engine issue?", then I thought serpentine belt issue or something similar. I pulled back into the

Re: [MBZ] modern cars - ugh!

2020-01-30 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Sounds like a ShoeGoo repair -_FT On 1/30/20 3:07 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: Talking to a friend this morning over coffee. He has a late model Chevy Cruz with about 125K miles on it. It needs a new plastic valve (cam?) cover for the 3rd time. Apparently, there is an EGR valve built

[MBZ] modern cars - ugh!

2020-01-30 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Talking to a friend this morning over coffee. He has a late model Chevy Cruz with about 125K miles on it. It needs a new plastic valve (cam?) cover for the 3rd time. Apparently, there is an EGR valve built into the cover that has a rubber diaphragm that does not last long. No replacement

Re: [MBZ] Nice Jag on BAT

2020-01-30 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
What brilliant engineering!"I'll be home late, dear. Had to stop by the ER to decontaminate the RV mirror fluid from my face." On Thu, Jan 30, 2020 at 2:45 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > One of the best modern Jags you could buy, as it’s a “Ford” Jag. These >

Re: [MBZ] Nice Jag on BAT

2020-01-30 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
One of the best modern Jags you could buy, as it’s a “Ford” Jag. These were actually quite reliable and decent cars. Mercedes uses the same stuff in their rear view mirrors. It’s a fluid that changes state when a voltage is applied to it to make it opaque (or not). It’s also quite caustic, so

Re: [MBZ] OT: Macs

2020-01-30 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
I stopped buying Macs when they abandond the PPC owners. I really liked my 12" G4 MacBook. I run OpenBSD on a cast-off old Dell PC now. For mobile work I have a cheap Chromebook. Still have a nice Apple Cinema Display that I use though. Allan ___

Re: [MBZ] OT: Macs

2020-01-30 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I have a 3,1 sitting in the closet as my backup machine. It’s my former Mac Pro that I simply retired when I got the newer dual processor 4,1 (flashed to a 5,1 of course). Took me all of maybe five minutes to move everything over. Swap the HD trays, the video card and I’m done. I run El Cap on

Re: [MBZ] OT: Macs

2020-01-30 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
To be honest I rarely use the laptop's own keyboard. I don't do the coffee shop thing. Usually I'm docked, either at home or in the camper, and so have a real keyboard. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] OT: Macs

2020-01-30 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
I am using, now, a 2006 Mac Pro, also with a 30" Apple Cinema Display. Marvelous. It's running El Capitan, which is a bit of a trick to get on that machine. I use a SSD for the boot/applications drive, and all user files are on a conventional HD. The only time I'm even taxing this machine at

[MBZ] Nice Jag on BAT

2020-01-30 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Nice car but not sure what to make of this caveat: *"The self-dimming rearview mirror is leaking fluid and needs to be replaced."* I guess until that's done you could fillerup wih blinker fluid?

Re: [MBZ] paint

2020-01-30 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Thu, 30 Jan 2020 11:16:50 -0500 Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: > saw this, good reference info > > https://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/paint_color_reference_mercedes It is indeed! Thank you for posting it. It would be helpful if they had the page arranged in (reverse) chronological

Re: [MBZ] OT: Macs

2020-01-30 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Ugh, worst keyboard ever. When I first got my touchbar mac I thought I'd had a stroke, I could barely type... -Curt On Thursday, January 30, 2020, 12:31:27 PM EST, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: > and that is why last year I rejected the new junk with no ports and opted > for

Re: [MBZ] OT: Macs

2020-01-30 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I work remotely using a 13” 2012 MacBook Air with an i7 processor, 8GB of RAM and a 128GB SSD. It’s got plenty of ports for me and is a real pleasure to carry around. At the ranch I use an “early 2009" Mac Pro 8 core with 28GB of RAM, a 480 GB SSD boot drive, and two 1TB conventional hard

Re: [MBZ] OT: Macs

2020-01-30 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> and that is why last year I rejected the new junk with no ports and opted for > another 2011 i7 MBP. My (inherited) 2018 MBP has the 4 USB-3 ports on it, only. It works very well. I do not like the fact that the memory is non-expandable, but so far it's not a problem. Using an external

[MBZ] paint

2020-01-30 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
saw this, good reference info https://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/paint_color_reference_mercedes -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Corona Virus and the price of Diesel

2020-01-30 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
and that is why last year I rejected the new junk with no ports and opted for another 2011 i7 MBP. other family members have new 2017 Air (with ports by no dvd) and are quite happy with them.  at christmas they were $700 New in sealed box. Apfel stock is like telsa stock, way overvalue, only

Re: [MBZ] Corona Virus and the price of diesel

2020-01-30 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Clay wrote: > There is also a requirement for CDL to operate airport > vans, having the responsibility of hauling civilians for pay. Not just for pay. 16 passengers or more requires a CDL, as does any vehicle required to placard (hazardous materials). ___

Re: [MBZ] Corona Virus and the price of Diesel

2020-01-30 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
It amazes me as I think everything they've made in the last 3-5 years is garbage and I'm typing that on a Macbook pro which is, simply, terrible, or at least worse than the Retina Macbook pro it replaced. Apple has done an excellent job of selling themselves as a lifestyle brand instead of

Re: [MBZ] Clean '94 E320 cabriolet on BAT

2020-01-30 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
I should buy that one in Hilton Head for $10k and flip it fast on BaT --FT Sent from iPhone > On Jan 30, 2020, at 7:21 AM, Max Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > >  > Sold for $21,320. That's pretty crazy. > > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > > Jan 29, 2020 11:09:57 AM Andrew Strasfogel via

Re: [MBZ] Clean '94 E320 cabriolet on BAT

2020-01-30 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Sold for $21,320. That's pretty crazy. Max Dillon Charleston SC Jan 29, 2020 11:09:57 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes : > Sold new for $80 k and now lucky if it reaches $20K. This depreciation is > shocking for those of us taught the party line that Mercedes "hold their > value". Even the