Re: [MBZ] Economics

2020-04-15 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
Sowell is great on economics and many other topics. On the other hand, some so-called experts, like Krugman, are always wrong. > -Original Message- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Rick > Knoble via Mercedes > Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 1:39 PM >

Re: [MBZ] Half off at Wiha

2020-04-15 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
>Kinda pricey even at half off. Are they really worth it? If you work with tools everyday, yes. If you need speciality tools (pentalobe screwdrivers for small electronics), yes. If you don't do or need either, then probably no. Rick ___

[MBZ] Bat 3 wheeler

2020-04-15 Thread Ronald Courcy via Mercedes
Floyd I think what you remember the police meter maids using were Cushman "Service cars", the post office used small jeeps smaller and lower than CJ Jeep's, 2 wheel drive DJ "dispatch Jeeps" , which were replaced by the larger aluminum bodied llv's "long life vehicles" In the early 90's. Ron

Re: [MBZ] Question for Clay

2020-04-15 Thread Clay via Mercedes
There are no facilities able to bother with waste oil from what I can tell. There should be somebody who should, but the land area is too great and producers so spread out, there just ain’t a way to do it profitably. I took an old folks class last fall, and we did tours of waste

Re: [MBZ] OT - Blueberries

2020-04-15 Thread Peter Frederick via Mercedes
Nothing compares to wild blueberries picked in the hills around Sault Ste. Marie. Takes a million or so to make anything, but they make wonderful pies and jam. Just have to watch out for bears while you are picking them, they are quite fond of blueberries. Peter

Re: [MBZ] OT - Blueberries

2020-04-15 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
We bought the huge FL blueberries at Costco and I made a crustless blueberry pie. Easy! Whisk together 1 cup each of flour and sugar and a little salt, add a couple eggs and 1 tsp vanilla that were mixed into a stick of melted unsalted butter, then fold in 2 cups of blueberries. Sprinkle

Re: [MBZ] Half off at Wiha

2020-04-15 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Kinda pricey even at half off. Are they really worth it? On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 7:57 PM Mitchell Haley EA via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Discount code 50KCELEBRATE gives 50% off and free shipping on $50 orders. > > https://www.wihatools.com/ > >

Re: [MBZ] I guess I am sitting on a gold mine

2020-04-15 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
No. Dimitri just bought a new one for my old 124 300D for about 380. I think he got it from classic center. 800 is crack price. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Wed, Apr 15, 2020, 10:13 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >

[MBZ] I guess I am sitting on a gold mine

2020-04-15 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
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Re: [MBZ] OT - Blueberries

2020-04-15 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
We eat 3 lbs of frozen Wyman's wild berries per 6 days on a bowl of raw nuts and a couple of tablespoons of yogurt for breakfast. The fresh blueberries here are the commercial large ones, not near as much flavor as the little wild berries. On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 4:32 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Economics

2020-04-15 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Thanks for that lucid explanation Peter ... On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 1:46 PM Peter Frederick via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I tend to believe academic researchers over stuff on the web. > > Discounting Germany because the Depression there was both self-induced > (the runaway

[MBZ] Half off at Wiha

2020-04-15 Thread Mitchell Haley EA via Mercedes
Discount code 50KCELEBRATE gives 50% off and free shipping on $50 orders. https://www.wihatools.com/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Jalopnik / BaT

2020-04-15 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Many, many years ago, I owned a Harley 3 wheel vehicle that was purpose built and sold as a meter maid vehicle. It had the Harley 45 Cubic inch flat head engine and was equipped with a reverse gear which was very convenient. The box on the back was about waist high and made to hold "cop stuff". I

Re: [MBZ] Jalopnik / BaT

2020-04-15 Thread Frederick Moir via Mercedes
Cushman Meter Maid? Fred On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 5:36 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I think the things the cops/meter maids drove were smaller, or narrower. > That thing looks like it was meant to haul stuff like a JD “Gator”. > > -D > > > On Apr 15, 2020, at 5:21

Re: [MBZ] Jalopnik / BaT

2020-04-15 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I think the things the cops/meter maids drove were smaller, or narrower. That thing looks like it was meant to haul stuff like a JD “Gator”. -D > On Apr 15, 2020, at 5:21 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > I saw that thing and was quite puzzled by it. You would need a trailer, or at

Re: [MBZ] OT - Blueberries

2020-04-15 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
Nope, they don’t grow here. We get them in waves depending upon where in the world they are being harvested. The ones from “down east” are the best by far, I feel. Typically, I’ll have them in oatmeal or cold baked sweet potatoes in the mornings and then a couple of handfuls throughout the

Re: [MBZ] Jalopnik / BaT

2020-04-15 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
I saw that thing and was quite puzzled by it. You would need a trailer, or at least a pickup truck, and it is somewhat unusual, so maybe it fits the mold. I remember cops used to drive little things like that for parking violators, and the mailmen had them. --FT On 4/15/20 5:09 PM, Dan

[MBZ] Jalopnik / BaT

2020-04-15 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
https://jalopnik.com/you-know-the-economy-is-bad-when-high-roller-car-auctio-1842884367 -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] OT - Blueberries

2020-04-15 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Blueberry Lemon muffins for breakfast. I have recipes. Dwight E. Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 3:50 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Went over to a local blueberry farm this morning and picked up three > pounds of blueberries they picked yesterday.

Re: [MBZ] OT - Blueberries

2020-04-15 Thread Peter Frederick via Mercedes
Sadly blueberries are a couple months out here. Early June as a rule. Don't know if I will be able to pick cherries this year, depends on when the restrictions are lifted. May have to buy pre-picked, which is much better than none! ___

Re: [MBZ] OT - Blueberries

2020-04-15 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Do they grow in AZ? Just wondered, as I wouldn't think it would be a good place for them unless it was in the cooler parts. I was eating these as I prepared a bunch for flash freezing. -D > On Apr 15, 2020, at 4:25 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > We eat scads of blueberries. > >

Re: [MBZ] OT - Blueberries

2020-04-15 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
We eat scads of blueberries. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 15, 2020, at 12:50 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Went over to a local blueberry farm this morning and picked up three pounds > of blueberries they picked yesterday. They’ll have more on Saturday (picking > on Friday),

[MBZ] OT - Blueberries

2020-04-15 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Went over to a local blueberry farm this morning and picked up three pounds of blueberries they picked yesterday. They’ll have more on Saturday (picking on Friday), and we’ll go back for more then. Paid them more than asked, they need the $$ since none of this stuff is getting to market like it

Re: [MBZ] BaT Beater

2020-04-15 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
I made a big gold chain (Lowes chandelier hanger chain) with a large $ sign I cut on my laser and spray painted gold, and I made a cane out of PVC pipe and spray painted it gold.  I bought some silver 3" platform shoes to wear with the suit.  I need to add my rap name G-Dolla to the $ sign,

Re: [MBZ] BaT Beater

2020-04-15 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
And a big set of bull horns on the hood. RB On 15/04/2020 12:36 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: Wide whites and a bright purple pimp suit with a matching big hat and a feather boa... and a string of "working girls" to ride along Just to make the "proper social statement" for that car... On

Re: [MBZ] This is a Mercedes Diesel not the cheaper gas model

2020-04-15 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
True, but  compared to Facebook Market Place, they are great. RB On 15/04/2020 12:00 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: "I just thought" and CL posts are often contradictory concepts --FT On 4/15/20 12:50 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: Well, I just thought that given they had made

Re: [MBZ] BaT Beater

2020-04-15 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
You are "All In" with that suit... and a few gold chains... Don't forget the properly dressed [or undressed] workin' girls to play along... Perfect for the next "Cars and Coffee" or a late night stop at the local cop bar. On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 10:59 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <

Re: [MBZ] Economics

2020-04-15 Thread Peter Frederick via Mercedes
I tend to believe academic researchers over stuff on the web. Discounting Germany because the Depression there was both self-induced (the runaway inflation was an attempt to get out of the reparations from WWI) and external due to the rapaciousness of the French and British who didn't want to

Re: [MBZ] BaT Beater

2020-04-15 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Correct.  It's kinda rough but was fun.  Attracted lots of attention. --FT On 4/15/20 2:25 PM, Dwight Giles wrote: Is your 76 eldo a rag top? Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Wed, Apr 15, 2020, 2:16 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: I have some lovely

Re: [MBZ] BaT Beater

2020-04-15 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Is your 76 eldo a rag top? Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Wed, Apr 15, 2020, 2:16 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I have some lovely ladies that accompany me as well! > > Reminds me I need to get the 76 Eldo on the road again... > > --FT > > On 4/15/20 2:05 PM,

Re: [MBZ] BaT Beater

2020-04-15 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
I have some lovely ladies that accompany me as well! Reminds me I need to get the 76 Eldo on the road again... --FT On 4/15/20 2:05 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: OK I know what I will wear next Oct. 31. On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 1:59 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>>

Re: [MBZ] Current Tap

2020-04-15 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Wed, 15 Apr 2020 10:20:04 -0500 Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: > Very nicely done. Thank you! Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] BaT Beater

2020-04-15 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
OK I know what I will wear next Oct. 31. On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 1:59 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I have the purple pimp suit! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N4NF5SO > > --FT > > On 4/15/20 1:36 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: > > Wide whites and a bright

Re: [MBZ] Current Tap

2020-04-15 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Wed, 15 Apr 2020 07:19:55 -0700 Jim Cathey wrote: > Sweet. Thank you! > I'd attempt to paint a "x 10" on that ring somehow, it's amazing > how leaky memory can be sometimes. I have a yellow paint pen, but I'm not too sure how it would last on electrical tape ... Craig

Re: [MBZ] Current Tap

2020-04-15 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Tue, 14 Apr 2020 20:24:01 -0500 fmiser via Mercedes wrote: > Nice. Thank you! Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] BaT Beater

2020-04-15 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
I have the purple pimp suit! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N4NF5SO --FT On 4/15/20 1:36 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: Wide whites and a bright purple pimp suit with a matching big hat and a feather boa... and a string of "working girls" to ride along Just to make the "proper social

Re: [MBZ] Economics

2020-04-15 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I enjoyed the various “Freakonomics” books as well as their podcast, if it’s still around. Some of the relationships they come up with (or dispel) are pretty interesting. -D > On Apr 15, 2020, at 1:39 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > Thomas Sowell would be my choice for the

Re: [MBZ] Economics

2020-04-15 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
Thomas Sowell would be my choice for the explanation of economics. https://www.amazon.com/Basic-Economics-Fifth-Common-Economy/dp/B00PKQMFT8/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?dchild=1=Thomas+sowell=1586972019=8-2

[MBZ] Question for Clay

2020-04-15 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I just got a promotional email from Auto Zone about the things they’re doing to assist customers and continue business operations, one of which is accepting waste oil. Something that sort of jumped out at me in the fine print was a statement that they don’t recycle oil in Alaska. Any idea why,

Re: [MBZ] BaT Beater

2020-04-15 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Wide whites and a bright purple pimp suit with a matching big hat and a feather boa... and a string of "working girls" to ride along Just to make the "proper social statement" for that car... On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 10:33 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > yeah

Re: [MBZ] Economics

2020-04-15 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Tue, 14 Apr 2020 16:03:21 -0500 Peter Frederick via Mercedes wrote: > One of the major causes of the Depression was the gold standard -- as > industrial production ramped up in the 20's -- one of the golden ages > of efficiency increases and productivity increase per worker hour > (mostly due

Re: [MBZ] BaT Beater

2020-04-15 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Lower it so you can hear the oil pan scattering gravel. On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 1:33 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > yeah just have fun with it, put flames on the sides... > > --FT > > On 4/15/20 1:17 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > > True, so the plan should

Re: [MBZ] BaT Beater

2020-04-15 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
yeah just have fun with it, put flames on the sides... --FT On 4/15/20 1:17 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: True, so the plan should be to score this cheap and just drive it until it pukes or rusts away. -D On Apr 15, 2020, at 12:17 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: That is

Re: [MBZ] BaT Beater

2020-04-15 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
True, so the plan should be to score this cheap and just drive it until it pukes or rusts away. -D > On Apr 15, 2020, at 12:17 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > That is a stupid low price for a driveable, presentable classic Cadillac. > But as was pointed out in the

Re: [MBZ] This is a Mercedes Diesel not the cheaper gas model

2020-04-15 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
"I just thought" and CL posts are often contradictory concepts --FT On 4/15/20 12:50 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: Well, I just thought that given they had made a point of telling us about it, they should have included photos to try to show that it had been done in a workman like

Re: [MBZ] This is a Mercedes Diesel not the cheaper gas model

2020-04-15 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Gotcha. -D > On Apr 15, 2020, at 12:50 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > wrote: > > Well, I just thought that given they had made a point of telling us about it, > they should have included photos to try to show that it had been done in a > workman like manner. > > RB > > On 15/04/2020

Re: [MBZ] This is a Mercedes Diesel not the cheaper gas model

2020-04-15 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Well, I just thought that given they had made a point of telling us about it, they should have included photos to try to show that it had been done in a workman like manner. RB On 15/04/2020 11:34 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: I don’t think you would see much. It’s pretty buried, at

Re: [MBZ] This is a Mercedes Diesel not the cheaper gas model

2020-04-15 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I don’t think you would see much. It’s pretty buried, at least the parts they’re talking about having replaced. -D > On Apr 15, 2020, at 11:25 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > wrote: > > On 15/04/2020 8:43 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >> I wonder what sort of surprises lurk in this

[MBZ] Okie Acres Hauler!!

2020-04-15 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
https://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/d/seffner-1986-mercedes-rollback-truck/7108591671.html -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Should I go to Atlanta and get this?

2020-04-15 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Check with Tom Hanson at the Classic Center to confirm the feasibility of a transmission transplant. On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 11:03 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I communicated with the guy, he sent me vids of it starting and running > and all, seems decent.

Re: [MBZ] rims not included. Must bring two tires

2020-04-15 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
This is a real classic. Like a party where you BYO your own beverage, a dish, and chair. On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 10:50 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/550973365556446 > > 2000 Mercedes-Benz S-Class > $1,000 > Vehicles

Re: [MBZ] Economics

2020-04-15 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Economics - the Dismal Science. Anyone remember the joke about the chemist, physicist, and economist stranded on a desert island? They had a supply of canned food but nothing with which to open them. On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 8:35 AM Meade Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >

Re: [MBZ] Current Tap

2020-04-15 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Jim wrote: > Sweet. I'd attempt to paint a "x 10" on that ring somehow, it's > amazing how leaky memory can be sometimes. Labeling is always a Good Idea. Though with the visually obvious 1x on the neutral, it should be pretty easy to compare and figure out the multiplier for the loop.

Re: [MBZ] BaT Beater

2020-04-15 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
That is a stupid low price for a driveable, presentable classic Cadillac. But as was pointed out in the discussion, it will take bushels of $$s to restore. On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 8:34 AM Mitchell Haley EA via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Current bid $1967. > >

Re: [MBZ] Coming our way?

2020-04-15 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Timewarp? On Wednesday, April 15, 2020, 11:35:23 AM EDT, archer75--- via Mercedes wrote: FAO advises countries to be on the alert for possible spread of the highly pathogenic H5N8 virus subtype 27 September 2016, Budapest, Hungary – FAO is advising countries to be on high alert for

[MBZ] Coming our way?

2020-04-15 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
FAO advises countries to be on the alert for possible spread of the highly pathogenic H5N8 virus subtype 27 September 2016, Budapest, Hungary – FAO is advising countries to be on high alert for possible spread of a virus detected recently in wild birds at Lake Ubsu-Nur in the Tyva Republic of

Re: [MBZ] This is a Mercedes Diesel not the cheaper gas model

2020-04-15 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 15/04/2020 8:43 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: I wonder what sort of surprises lurk in this besides the suspension “conversion”? https://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/ctd/d/pinellas-park-2008-mercedes-benz-gl320/7108511592.html

Re: [MBZ] Current Tap

2020-04-15 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
I will add, that it would be very easy to make up a short extension cord with the wires separated so that the clamp on meter could get at one wire, especially if you used one of the flat cords with the groove down the middle. The only thing lacking would be the 10X coil. RB

Re: [MBZ] Current Tap

2020-04-15 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 15/04/2020 6:19 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: My Amprobe clamp on ammeter came with a current transformer for regular plug in the wall sort of stuff. https://www.amprobe.com/product/els2a/ Pretty simple and cheap, you could certainly use it

Re: [MBZ] Current Tap

2020-04-15 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Very nicely done. If I made it, it would work but it would not look quite so perfect. RB On 14/04/2020 7:57 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: Shirley recently asked me to do something which required measuring the AC current drawn by a load. I have been frustrated by not having a current tap,

Re: [MBZ] Was the world really a better place 30 years ago?

2020-04-15 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
Everything does that. Facebook, amazon and google all listen in if you give them permission to use the microphone. I use google voice to dial my phone in the car and sometimes catch it listening to other things. I have blacklisted a bunch of google ad sites at home so it probably doesnt track me

[MBZ] Should I go to Atlanta and get this?

2020-04-15 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
I communicated with the guy, he sent me vids of it starting and running and all, seems decent.  Unsure what the tranny issue is, I wonder if it is something simple or will need a new tranny.  He says "Making noise (rattling)" I've got this E500 sitting here with a collapsed suspension and no

[MBZ] glows in the dark

2020-04-15 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1114469472249804 2011 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Extended w/170" WB Van 3D $4,000 Vehicles Listed a day ago in Savannah, GA About

[MBZ] Did I mention it runs great?

2020-04-15 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/159633712021836 2003 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E 320 Sedan 4D $3,500 Vehicles Listed 14 hours ago in Ladson, SC About This Vehicle…

[MBZ] rims not included. Must bring two tires

2020-04-15 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/550973365556446 2000 Mercedes-Benz S-Class $1,000 Vehicles Listed 13 hours ago in Sumter, SC About This Vehicle… Driven 181,000

Re: [MBZ] OT how bad could this be

2020-04-15 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Apparently RR uses something Castrol made called “RR363”. The alternative is TRW PFM201 which appears to be identified as a mineral based oil. In a quick Google search it appears that the older models used a DOT3 fluid for brakes and suspension systems that had castor oil added to it for

Re: [MBZ] This is a Mercedes Diesel not the cheaper gas model

2020-04-15 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> "This SUV has already had the suspension conversation" Well, I hope it learned something then. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] This is a Mercedes Diesel not the cheaper gas model

2020-04-15 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Now that we have all talked about it... "This SUV has already had the suspension conversation" --FT On 4/15/20 10:12 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Anyone can do the conversion, they don’t have to be a Floridian. -D On Apr 15, 2020, at 10:03 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote:

Re: [MBZ] OT how bad could this be

2020-04-15 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> took it [Roller[ to his mech and I recall something about checking mineral > oil in some system. The 756 oil used in the SLS system is used in aircraft brakes. Perhaps RR uses similar? -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Current Tap

2020-04-15 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
Sweet. I'd attempt to paint a "x 10" on that ring somehow, it's amazing how leaky memory can be sometimes. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Current Tap

2020-04-15 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> I wonder how accurate a Kill-a-watt is? I find it a handy tool. Close enough, IMHO. I have two of them, one lives on Big Bertha. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] This is a Mercedes Diesel not the cheaper gas model

2020-04-15 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Anyone can do the conversion, they don’t have to be a Floridian. -D > On Apr 15, 2020, at 10:03 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > “Florida man”. Is that too general? > > Bob R > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 15, 2020, at 6:47 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >>

Re: [MBZ] This is a Mercedes Diesel not the cheaper gas model

2020-04-15 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
“Florida man”. Is that too general? Bob R Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 15, 2020, at 6:47 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Only ignorant people convert these to springs. The system is not complicated > to diagnose and repair. If you get the Arnot bags they are not even that >

Re: [MBZ] This is a Mercedes Diesel not the cheaper gas model

2020-04-15 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Exactly my point. -D > On Apr 15, 2020, at 9:47 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Only ignorant people convert these to springs. The system is not complicated > to diagnose and repair. If you get the Arnot bags they are not even that > expensive and have a lifetime warranty. > >

Re: [MBZ] This is a Mercedes Diesel not the cheaper gas model

2020-04-15 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Only ignorant people convert these to springs. The system is not complicated to diagnose and repair. If you get the Arnot bags they are not even that expensive and have a lifetime warranty. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 15, 2020, at 8:44 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > I wonder

[MBZ] This is a Mercedes Diesel not the cheaper gas model

2020-04-15 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I wonder what sort of surprises lurk in this besides the suspension “conversion”? https://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/ctd/d/pinellas-park-2008-mercedes-benz-gl320/7108511592.html -D

Re: [MBZ] Economics

2020-04-15 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Pikety is a commie who (continued on Okietalk). - Max Charleston SC On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 5:04 PM Peter Frederick via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Lol, you need to read Pikety's books. > > Seems that economists mostly sit around doing imaginary "mathematics" >

Re: [MBZ] BaT Beater

2020-04-15 Thread Mitchell Haley EA via Mercedes
Current bid $1967. ___ 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

[MBZ] BaT Beater

2020-04-15 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1967-cadillac-eldorado-8/ -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Wow, I coulda had a V-8

2020-04-15 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Nope. No ragtops. Vario (hard) top convertibles only. -D > On Apr 15, 2020, at 8:16 AM, Mitchell Haley EA via Mercedes > wrote: > > Mrs Poos needed this: > > https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2002-mercedes-benz-clk55-amg-14/ > > ___ >

[MBZ] Wow, I coulda had a V-8

2020-04-15 Thread Mitchell Haley EA via Mercedes
Mrs Poos needed this: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2002-mercedes-benz-clk55-amg-14/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Don’t miss out on this fantastic investment opportunity

2020-04-15 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Okie Acres, meet Cackalacky Acres - Max Charleston SC On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 4:29 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I sent her a message back commiserating on her situation and restating my > interest in the car so maybe it will not end up a

Re: [MBZ] Current Tap

2020-04-15 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
My Amprobe clamp on ammeter came with a current transformer for regular plug in the wall sort of stuff. https://www.amprobe.com/product/els2a/ Pretty simple and cheap, you could certainly use it with other clamp on meters. -D > On Apr 15, 2020, at 6:40

Re: [MBZ] Current Tap

2020-04-15 Thread Mitchell Haley EA via Mercedes
On Wed, April 15, 2020 1:42 am, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes wrote: > I wonder how accurate a Kill-a-watt is? I find it a handy tool. The Hertz function makes a great tachometer for generators. Before Kill-a-watt, I had to use a quartz stopwatch and an electric digital clock.