Re: [MBZ] 124 diesel battery recommendation?

2008-05-28 Thread Donald Snook
Ok Don: "Are you implying a relationship between the Walton family and O'Reilly's?" I wondered if that is what he meant. O"reilly's is headquarted in my home town - Springfield, Missouri. Donald H. Snook ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see offici

Re: [MBZ] 124 diesel battery recommendation?

2008-05-27 Thread LarryT
ROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 12:37 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 124 diesel battery recommendation? > Many batteries in the last 20 years have had a vent tube attachment > point, allowing the gas to be vented away from the engine area. Most > mot

Re: [MBZ] 124 diesel battery recommendation?

2008-05-27 Thread John Robbins
As far as Autozone is concerned... there doesn't appear to be anything on the surface http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autozone Loren Faeth wrote: > Dunno, I heard there was a link between Autozone and dead sam. I > heard that Autozone was a sam daughter, and o'R was taken to the > national scene

Re: [MBZ] 124 diesel battery recommendation?

2008-05-27 Thread Loren Faeth
Dunno, I heard there was a link between Autozone and dead sam. I heard that Autozone was a sam daughter, and o'R was taken to the national scene by involvement of the the Ex of the said daughter of dead sam. You tell me, I don't know. I do know the head shed of Oreilly's is in the same regio

Re: [MBZ] 124 diesel battery recommendation?

2008-05-27 Thread OK Don
Are you implying a relationship between the Walton family and O'Reilly's? > All that said, I DON'T like sending all my money to Arkansas. > -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics." -Benjamin Disraeli and/or Mark Twain '90 300D (Rattled), '92

Re: [MBZ] 124 diesel battery recommendation?

2008-05-27 Thread Loren Faeth
Private message to Max: Send that check! Oreilly's has a pretty decent supply and sources for MB. I advocate buying from Rusty, but for things like batteries where you usually need one now, a FLAPS makes sense. They told me yesterday they could order a "rebuilt" driveshaft for the 300D (124)

Re: [MBZ] 124 diesel battery recommendation?

2008-05-27 Thread Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN Charleston SC J63
Loren, Good point, perhaps I should go that route. We do have O'Reillys here in the Low Country, I have never bothered to go in. Parks is the best place to go in a pinch, they are open until midnight every day and tend to have parts for everything although one must wait at the counter while t

Re: [MBZ] 124 diesel battery recommendation?

2008-05-27 Thread Loren Faeth
Many batteries in the last 20 years have had a vent tube attachment point, allowing the gas to be vented away from the engine area. Most motorcycle batteries have this feature also. The Autolite battery for my escort had this, as the battery was mounted in the passenger compartment. useful a

Re: [MBZ] 124 diesel battery recommendation?

2008-05-23 Thread Peter Frederick
The series 49 only. Peter On May 23, 2008, at 7:26 AM, Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN Charleston SC J63 wrote: > Dieselvolk, > > Which Optima battery is rated for and fits into my 124 diesel > wagon? Which one did Marshall like? > > Max Dillon > > '87 300TD, 308k miles > > Charleston SC >

Re: [MBZ] 124 diesel battery recommendation?

2008-05-23 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 1:29 PM, Wonko the Sane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://tinyurl.com/48xggc is what I use. > You bought a battery that transforms into a gigantic evil robot? That explains a lot. Alex ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see of

Re: [MBZ] 124 diesel battery recommendation?

2008-05-23 Thread Wonko the Sane
*http://tinyurl.com/48xggc is what I use. * On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 7:26 AM, Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN Charleston SC J63 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dieselvolk, > > Which Optima battery is rated for and fits into my 124 diesel wagon? Which > one did Marshall like? > > Max Dillon > > '87

[MBZ] 124 diesel battery recommendation?

2008-05-23 Thread Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN Charleston SC J63
Dieselvolk, Which Optima battery is rated for and fits into my 124 diesel wagon? Which one did Marshall like? Max Dillon '87 300TD, 308k miles Charleston SC -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/ms-tnef Size: 3063