Re: [MBZ] Christmas in October

2010-10-13 Thread Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Rolf Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 9:37 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Christmas in October He came, he was a bit more pudgy than I expected. Complete 5spd 201 swap. I was surprised to see that all the rubber was like new, still shiny

[MBZ] Christmas in October

2010-10-12 Thread Rolf
The great punkin and his flying nightmares are dropping off a palette of tricks or treats for me today. Drums fingers patiently. -Rolf ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Christmas in October

2010-10-12 Thread Walt Zarnoch
Don't leave us hanging, tell us! Walt On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 8:44 AM, Rolf r...@winmutt.com wrote:  The great punkin and his flying nightmares are dropping off a palette of tricks or treats for me today. Drums fingers patiently. -Rolf ___

Re: [MBZ] Christmas in October

2010-10-12 Thread Rolf
He came, he was a bit more pudgy than I expected. Complete 5spd 201 swap. I was surprised to see that all the rubber was like new, still shiny an no cracks. Now to figure out the driveshaft and cross member for the W124 -Rolf On 10/12/2010 8:44 AM, Rolf wrote: The great punkin and his

Re: [MBZ] christmas decoration

2009-12-14 Thread WILTON
Yes. Wilton - Original Message - From: TE ban...@carolina.rr.com To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2009 11:35 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] christmas decoration Eric Rudolph, rather. -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun

Re: [MBZ] christmas decoration

2009-12-14 Thread Fmiser
Mountain Man wrote: Well, there is good news and bad news about my Christmas decorations. But it was fun while it lasted. ;) Your house Or just being passed around? -- Philip ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to

Re: [MBZ] christmas decoration

2009-12-14 Thread Mountain Man
Philip wrote: Your house Or just being passed around? Sorry - I meant to start the whole thread saying this is being passed around. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] christmas decoration

2009-12-14 Thread OK Don
But it's more fun when we think it's your house! On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 6:58 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote: Philip wrote: Your house Or just being passed around? Sorry - I meant to start the whole thread saying this is being passed around. mao

[MBZ] christmas decoration

2009-12-13 Thread Mountain Man
Well, there is good news and bad news about my Christmas decorations. The good news is that I truly outdid myself this year. The bad news is that I had to take it down after only two days. I had more people come screaming up to my house than ever.. They thought this was real. But two things

Re: [MBZ] christmas decoration

2009-12-13 Thread Mitch Haley
Mountain Man wrote: Well, there is good news and bad news about my Christmas decorations. The good news is that I truly outdid myself this year. The bad news is that I had to take it down after only two days. At least you learned that there are people in this world who still care. Funny, I

Re: [MBZ] christmas decoration

2009-12-13 Thread Mountain Man
Mitch wrote: At least you learned that there are people in this world who still care. Funny, I would have assumed that none of them lived within 25 miles of Shitcago. ooops - I forgot to say - that is not my decoration. I don't decorate. Someone sent that via email and I thought everyone might

Re: [MBZ] christmas decoration

2009-12-13 Thread Mitch Haley
Mountain Man wrote: ooops - I forgot to say - that is not my decoration. I thought the house looked a little big for your taste. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] christmas decoration

2009-12-13 Thread Mountain Man
Mitch wrote: I thought the house looked a little big for your taste. Yeah - my portfolio ain't that big. Portfolio? - what portfolio... mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] christmas decoration

2009-12-13 Thread Rich Thomas
Shouldn't the title of your mail be Festive Winter Celebration Decoration? --R Mountain Man wrote: Mitch wrote: At least you learned that there are people in this world who still care. Funny, I would have assumed that none of them lived within 25 miles of Shitcago. ooops - I forgot

Re: [MBZ] christmas decoration

2009-12-13 Thread Mountain Man
--R wrote: Shouldn't the title of your mail be Festive Winter Celebration Decoration? My bad. Of course, you are correct - what is that word in the subject line. Does it have to do with... I dunno - strange subject line... sorry. mao ___

Re: [MBZ] christmas decoration

2009-12-13 Thread TE
Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] christmas decoration --R wrote: Shouldn't the title of your mail be Festive Winter Celebration Decoration? My bad. Of course, you are correct - what is that word in the subject line. Does it have to do with... I dunno - strange subject line... sorry. mao

Re: [MBZ] christmas decoration

2009-12-13 Thread Mountain Man
TE wrote: Nobody would be able to see that from Mao's house anyway. Don't you live in the NC mountains like McVey did? I wish. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] christmas decoration

2009-12-13 Thread TE
Poser. -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Mountain Man Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2009 10:36 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] christmas decoration TE wrote: Nobody would be able to see that from

Re: [MBZ] christmas decoration

2009-12-13 Thread WILTON
McVey? Wilton - Original Message - From: Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2009 10:35 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] christmas decoration TE wrote: Nobody would be able to see that from Mao's house anyway. Don't

Re: [MBZ] christmas decoration

2009-12-13 Thread TE
Eric Rudolph, rather. -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of WILTON Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2009 11:18 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] christmas decoration McVey? Wilton - Original Message

[MBZ] Christmas Greetings and a special message for Fred

2008-12-24 Thread ANGELO GIAIMO
Fred Moir is accused of writing: MB Nuts. (you know who you are.) All the blessings of the season to each and every one. In the spirit of giving. Angelo, the shipper says that the items were delivered, My Christmas present to you. Fred Moir Lynn MA Ho! Ho! Hack! Hack! Ho! (My present is a

Re: [MBZ] Christmas light in the '90 300d 2.5

2006-12-29 Thread Werner Fehlauer
opens in the grounding system, especially of the battery. Werner '90D '83SD '87 F150 '98 JD4100 - Original Message - From: OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 6:44 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Christmas light in the '90

Re: [MBZ] Christmas light in the '90 300d 2.5

2006-12-28 Thread OK Don
Correct - no porcupine right now. The ACC worked great today - 200 miles, and it didn't miss a lick. Lat night, my daughter reported that the parking brake light was staying on, even after releasing the brake, and that the car wouldn't accelerate forward after backing out of the drive. She

Re: [MBZ] Christmas light in the '90 300d 2.5

2006-12-28 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
The spring might not be fully returning the pedal to the full up position. Try pulling it up a little with your foot and see if the light goes off. OK Don wrote: Correct - no porcupine right now. The ACC worked great today - 200 miles, and it didn't miss a lick. Lat night, my daughter

Re: [MBZ] Christmas light in the '90 300d 2.5

2006-12-28 Thread OK Don
It clunks rather resoundingly - I think it's all the way forward. I think there's something else going on - a resident gremlin, or that funky switch in the battery ground cable. Didn't get a chance to remove it today - maybe tomorrow if the rain isn't too bad. On 12/28/06, Kaleb C. Striplin

Re: [MBZ] Christmas light in the '90 300d 2.5

2006-12-27 Thread OK Don
Nope - not in the owners manual. The 30 amp fuse is fine. And, the fan is working normally today! All I did was measure resistance (0.13) through the 30A fuse! It must be a loose connection somewhere in the ACC circuitry. This will be fun to diagnose, if it ever happens again. On 12/26/06, Kaleb

Re: [MBZ] Christmas light in the '90 300d 2.5

2006-12-27 Thread LarryT
Message - From: OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2006 7:11 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Christmas light in the '90 300d 2.5 Nope - not in the owners manual. The 30 amp fuse is fine. And, the fan is working normally today! All I

Re: [MBZ] Christmas light in the '90 300d 2.5

2006-12-27 Thread John W. Reames III
On Tue, 26 Dec 2006, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: No, it wouldnt. Not sure what the blinking light would be. Read the owners manual, I bet there is something in there about it. I did a quick pawing through the WIS and didn't see anything... wonder if the aux coolant pump died and fried the

Re: [MBZ] Christmas light in the '90 300d 2.5

2006-12-27 Thread OK Don
Nope - I have the original OM - went all the way through it. The light in question is on the rocker switch that switches the ACC to recirculation mode - the light tells you that you're in that mode. It is now off, and everything works as it should. Gremlins! On 12/26/06, LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [MBZ] Christmas light in the '90 300d 2.5

2006-12-27 Thread Dwight E. Giles, Jr
To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Christmas light in the '90 300d 2.5 Nope - not in the owners manual. The 30 amp fuse is fine. And, the fan is working normally today! All I did was measure resistance (0.13) through the 30A fuse! It must be a loose connection somewhere in the ACC circuitry

Re: [MBZ] Christmas light in the '90 300d 2.5

2006-12-27 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
so nolo on the porcupine for now? OK Don wrote: Nope - not in the owners manual. The 30 amp fuse is fine. And, the fan is working normally today! All I did was measure resistance (0.13) through the 30A fuse! It must be a loose connection somewhere in the ACC circuitry. This will be fun to

Re: [MBZ] Christmas light in the '90 300d 2.5

2006-12-26 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Did you check the 30 amp strip fuse by the main fuse box? OK Don wrote: The fan was replaced by Donald Snook before I bought it, and has been working quietly and just fine, so I don't think that it's bearings. It was as if someone turned off the electricity to it. I keep thinking that the

Re: [MBZ] Christmas light in the '90 300d 2.5

2006-12-26 Thread OK Don
Does a blown fuse make the re-circulation light blink? No, I haven't checked it, but will soon. On 12/26/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Did you check the 30 amp strip fuse by the main fuse box? -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run

Re: [MBZ] Christmas light in the '90 300d 2.5

2006-12-26 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
No, it wouldnt. Not sure what the blinking light would be. Read the owners manual, I bet there is something in there about it. OK Don wrote: Does a blown fuse make the re-circulation light blink? No, I haven't checked it, but will soon. On 12/26/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[MBZ] Christmas light in the '90 300d 2.5

2006-12-25 Thread OK Don
We just got back from retrieving the last child from the airport - they're all home again. A block from the house, the ACC fan stopped abruptly, and a red light on the recirculation switch started flashing (flashing red light under a snow flake - very seasonal). There was also a slight smell of

Re: [MBZ] Christmas light in the '90 300d 2.5

2006-12-25 Thread Zeitgeist
Porcupine? On 12/24/06, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We just got back from retrieving the last child from the airport - they're all home again. A block from the house, the ACC fan stopped abruptly, and a red light on the recirculation switch started flashing (flashing red light under a snow

Re: [MBZ] Christmas greetings from the Antipodes

2006-12-25 Thread Dwight E. Giles, Jr
Euan, Is it Boxing Day there now? Dwight Dwight E. Giles, Jr. Bissell Cove Wickford RI 02852 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Euan Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 11:18 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] Christmas greetings

Re: [MBZ] Christmas light in the '90 300d 2.5

2006-12-25 Thread LarryT
://members.rennlist.com/roadtest/ . - Original Message - From: OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List Mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2006 11:06 PM Subject: [MBZ] Christmas light in the '90 300d 2.5 We just got back from retrieving the last child from the airport - they're

Re: [MBZ] Christmas light in the '90 300d 2.5

2006-12-25 Thread OK Don
The fan was replaced by Donald Snook before I bought it, and has been working quietly and just fine, so I don't think that it's bearings. It was as if someone turned off the electricity to it. I keep thinking that the flashing light is trying to tell me something I'd rather loose the fan in

[MBZ] Christmas greetings from the Antipodes

2006-12-24 Thread Euan
It's the evening of Christmas Eve here in the colonies. I hope you guys (and gals) have a very relaxing Christmas with your families. And thanks for all the fine advice received during the year. Look forward to communicating with you in 2007. Regards Euan Christchurch New Zealand

Re: [MBZ] Christmas greetings from the Antipodes

2006-12-24 Thread LT Don
Damn'd time zones keep interfering with The Flat Earth Society, don't they? On 12/23/06, Euan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's the evening of Christmas Eve here in the colonies. I hope you guys (and gals) have a very relaxing Christmas with your families. And thanks for all the fine advice

Re: [MBZ] Christmas greetings

2006-12-24 Thread Werner Fehlauer
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and Happy Holidays to all M-B addicts on these nets! Werner '90 300D '83 300SD - Original Message - From: Euan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 11:17 PM Subject: [MBZ] Christmas greetings from

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