Re: [MBZ] Hello Again and A Question

2021-11-01 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
k. > > Hope This Helps, > > Rick > > From: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Sent: November 1, 2021 7:25 AM > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Cc: buggeredbenzm...@gmail.com > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hello Again and A Question > > Fcpeuro have a

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2021-11-01 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
The FCP “free” option is almost always the best way to go unless you’re in a hurry. They use WorldPac for some of their stuff so it can often end up coming from a warehouse nearby, as it often does for me. There’s a WorldPac in Miami so if it comes out of there I‘ll often have it the next day.

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2021-11-01 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
My last order I chose the cheapest option. Shipping updates were from FedEx but label and postage on the box was USPS, so I guess it's the arrangement where FedEx does the long-haul and USPS does the final leg. Ordered Friday, had it Wednesday, with long Labor Day weekend so I thought that was

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2021-11-01 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
I just bought some radiator hoses yesterday from fcp and there were 3-4 options increasingly expensive and supposedly shorter time. I have found the basic delivery works fairly quickly and don’t see that the spendier options are worth it. --FT Sent from iFōn > On Nov 1, 2021, at 3:01 PM, mitc

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2021-11-01 Thread mitch--- via Mercedes
What are the shipping options? I quit buying from RockAuto when FedEx began having some serious problems moving packages efficiently. I didn't want my parts stuck in a depot in New Jersey for excessive lengths of time. Generally Rock allows me a choice of Priority Mail on stuff up to a pound or

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2021-11-01 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
W210 > > they had one in stock, and it was a Made in Germany Litins. I have also > > purchased remanufactured brake calipers for W123 cars and had good luck. > > > > Hope This Helps, > > > > Rick > > > > From: mercedes@okiebenz.com > > S

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2021-11-01 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
lipers for W123 cars and had good luck. > > Hope This Helps, > > Rick > > From: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Sent: November 1, 2021 7:25 AM > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Cc: buggeredbenzm...@gmail.com > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hello Again a

Re: [MBZ] Hello Again and A Question

2021-11-01 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
. Hope This Helps, Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: November 1, 2021 7:25 AM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: buggeredbenzm...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hello Again and A Question Fcpeuro have a lot of good stuff and there are 3 or 4 MB dealers that have decent

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2021-11-01 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Fcpeuro have a lot of good stuff and there are 3 or 4 MB dealers that have decent prices. If you have a particular part you’re after do a search on the part number and you can usually find one of the suppliers. I just ordered 3 radiator hoses from fcpeuro and their prices were quite good, plus

[MBZ] Hello Again and A Question

2021-10-31 Thread B Dike via Mercedes
Hi folks this is Bruce from way back.  My fleet of 7 MB diesels has been long retired (sure miss the W113) but I have introduced them to a good friend and am helping him out. Question of the moment:  Who is the current online supplier of choice for OEM MB parts?   Back in the day Rusty hosted a

[MBZ] Hello? Hello? 2005 Mercedes call 320 - $6,900 (Charlotte)

2021-09-12 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
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[MBZ] Hello Kitty 2000 Mercedes-Benz M-Class,$1,900

2021-02-28 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
I wonder if he would take $500 https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/174403874266317/?ref=search&referral_code=undefined Ran good transmission stopped shifting. I think it's the transmission module. Replaced the connector on the transmission. Has new window switches, radiator, and water pu

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2018-11-04 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Sun, 4 Nov 2018 08:12:55 -0500 Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > Regardless it is nice to be getting better than 22 mpg again. Congratulations! > The afternoon was then spent building up the red tsunami. Huh? Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To sea

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2018-11-04 Thread Mountain Man via Mercedes
-D wrote: > He’s a former aide to a state senator. Need I say more? Okay... That might be sensitive data for you to say. Corruption. And corruption is the new norm. tin ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

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2018-11-04 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Isn't that more or less what I just said? ;>) Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: He’s a former aide to a state senator. Need I say more? -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change del

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2018-11-04 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
He’s a former aide to a state senator. Need I say more? -D > On Nov 4, 2018, at 3:03 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > and they are generally impervious to getting fired. nothing is ever his > fault, no matter how many disasters he has created. His left hand points > right, a

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2018-11-04 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
and they are generally impervious to getting fired. nothing is ever his fault, no matter how many disasters he has created. His left hand points right, and his right hand points left. Don't be standing next to him, ever! Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: Mr. Buzzword has no idea that any

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2018-11-04 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Mr. Buzzword has no idea that anything will ever break. For some reason he believes ever bit of marketing. They're all the same the Buzzword Bros. Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sun, Nov 4, 2018 at 10:24 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: > > When the commissioners call the dire

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2018-11-04 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Ouch!I had a conversation Friday about corporate stupidity. It seems that corporate minions have to check the brain at the door. It is the same in every large organization. Ever hear of "military Intelligence?" Bean counting bozos for sure. Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: The company

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2018-11-04 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Yeah, since he’s a director I think that would have some effect on my longevity there. Sort of a “The king’s not wearing any clothes” situation. It won’t affect me, as they’re not considering outsourcing security as it would cost about 3x our current budget. Sort of tough to justify that. It

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2018-11-04 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> > When the commissioners call the directors stuff happens very, very fast. > That won’t be the case for an outsourced system. So ask Mr. Buzzword what he will do when _he_ gets the phone call from the boss: "Bob, you will fix this today or you will be looking for work tomorrow." Outsourcing d

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2018-11-04 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Absolutely. However, the director that’s pushing this is all about buzzwords and what his buddies are doing, he has no concept of the reality of outsourcing. Things like “our web site is down” or “people can’t pay their water bills” requires a phone call to someone who understands little about

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2018-11-04 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> > outsourcing IT infrastructure stuff And on the day when you flip the switch and the light _doesn't_ come on, what will you do? How much leverage will you have against your provider? What is your backup plan to continue operation? Lots of questions that don't seem to be getting asked, or ans

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2018-11-04 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Our local government was looking at outsourcing IT infrastructure stuff, as one of the directors has it in his mind that we’ll save big bucks by doing so. They got numbers for this from a vendor, which, of course, came in well below what our budgets are. However, when we started looking closely

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2018-11-04 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Wow, I hope the new job goes well for you. Lots of hiring here in Chucktown, if you've got the stomach for a big move. I suspect you're right about the difficulties ahead for your former employer. Perhaps you should form a new company to compete with them and be ready to take all their business

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2018-11-04 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On November 4, 2018 at 12:49 AM fmiser via Mercedes > wrote: > > > > Curt wrote: > > > Chinese manufacturers will produce whatever quality level > > they're required to, its just that the companies using Chinese > > manufacturing see "low production costs = maximize profits" and > > tell

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2018-11-04 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
The company I used to work for has decided that Engineering in the USA is too expensive, and is apparently busily out-sourcing to India, where they can get the same thing for 1/3 the cost. (Last I heard 400+ job reqs were open in India.) Well, it's the same so long as your only metric is head cou

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2018-11-04 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I made a trip to our local landfill Saturday a.m. and got rid of a wagon-load. About 30 minutes each way, and about 15 minutes of figuring out the county's sorting system for what goes in which bin and then depositing the trash. They've got the start of a good idea, they built up an earthen berm

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2018-11-04 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
I woke up dead Friday morning with some kind of virus assault on my system functions so stayed in bed. It was gray and overcast so that was a good choice. Yesterday I felt a bit better, it was sunny and cool, had an event to go to at Hobcaw Barony (interesting place, look it up) about 80mi up t

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2018-11-03 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Curt wrote: > Chinese manufacturers will produce whatever quality level > they're required to, its just that the companies using Chinese > manufacturing see "low production costs = maximize profits" and > tell the Chinese manufacturers to make crap. Except when it isn't that way - when the or

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2018-11-03 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
I knew the guy who designed this: (not from scratch, it's based on the 3rd generation Crosman 160) https://www.airgundepot.com/beeman-qb78-deluxe-air-rifle.html He wanted quality, was willing to pay for it, and when the tooling was fresh, the barrels were incredibly accurate. His biggest issue w

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2018-11-03 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Chinese manufacturers will produce whatever quality level they're required to, its just that the companies using Chinese manufacturing see "low production costs = maximize profits" and tell the Chinese manufacturers to make crap. Sadly most people don't know the difference between cheap crap and

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2018-11-03 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
Still bleeding brakes. 500e master is in but I keep finding new air pockets. The pressure bleed thing is finally working after replacing all the grommets and caps. I think it is air trapped in the abs pump somehow. I want some jack stands with threaded adjusters to weld 3/4" rod to and use for jac

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2018-11-03 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Among other things, I finally broke down and changed out a cheep chinee valve for 1/2 copper that has seeped/leaked through the casting since it was new. a few years ago I tried soldering the leaky area. It will stop for a few months, then leak again, then stop, then leak ad infinitum. I

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2018-11-03 Thread clay monroe via Mercedes
I did a club event at Griot’s this morning, then headed 80 miles north to meet a guy who it trying to defunk his new to him SD. PO had tossed a K&N onto the turbo and did a complete delete of the proper air cleaner and blow by routings. He needed the spare air filter housing that was taking up

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2018-11-03 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Let’s see…. Followed youngest son to airport this morning to drop off his rental SUV from his drive home form the Gand Canyon this week, as his seasonal gig was up on the 31st. Did some laundry. Tinkered with the W210 wagon to see why I have some codes that won’t go away and figured out that

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2018-11-03 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Took my new front door out one last time because I forgot the silicone on the threshold when I put it in as it was getting dark yesterday, and with lots of adjustments with a level have it perfectly where I want it. That's two sloppily installed non-original doors removed and replaced with Ener

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2018-11-03 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
Off of CL. Far North suburbs of Chicago. Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: November 3, 2018 2:34 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: ka...@striplin.net Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hello? >From where? Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 3, 2018, at 1:35 PM, Rick Knob

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2018-11-03 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I wanted to wire up a new light in my basement, ended up removing a bunch of real booger wiring. Remember how I said the old man that owned the house liked to use a lot of fittings in his plumbing? His wiring is worse. I removed a random box and replaced a bunch of wire. Never did get to the lig

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2018-11-03 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
>From where? Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 3, 2018, at 1:35 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > Mighty quiet today... > I just made a W124 parts haul. Ate rotors, filters, original Becker, and four > rims for $150. Not bad, I think. > > > Rick > ___

[MBZ] Hello?

2018-11-03 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
Mighty quiet today... I just made a W124 parts haul. Ate rotors, filters, original Becker, and four rims for $150. Not bad, I think. Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery o

Re: [MBZ] Hello...hello...helloooo

2018-06-21 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: d...@penoff.com Subject: [MBZ] Hello...hello...hell Anyone here? -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http

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2018-06-17 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
to get email. Hotmail account is not > receiving list mail... Again. > > Rick > > Original Message > From: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Sent: June 17, 2018 2:11 PM > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Cc: d...@penoff.com > Subject: [M

Re: [MBZ] Hello...hello...helloooo

2018-06-17 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Nope Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 17, 2018, at 2:11 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Anyone here? > > -D > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery optio

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2018-06-17 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Anyone here? -D ___ 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

Re: [MBZ] "Hello. I'm Johnny Cash"

2018-05-06 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Yes Sent from my iPhone > On May 6, 2018, at 1:08 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > $10,000 car trying to crowbar off the original owner’s fame. Look closely - > it’s in rough shape. > > https://www.ebay.com/itm/153004060133?rmvSB=true > > -D > __

[MBZ] "Hello. I'm Johnny Cash"

2018-05-06 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
$10,000 car trying to crowbar off the original owner’s fame. Look closely - it’s in rough shape. https://www.ebay.com/itm/153004060133?rmvSB=true -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or chang

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2018-03-28 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Kaleb is looking for more CoPart junkheaps to buy. - Max Charleston SC On Wed, Mar 28, 2018 at 4:16 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > No > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Mar 28, 2018, at 3:02 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> w

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2018-03-28 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
No Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 28, 2018, at 3:02 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > Is there anybody in there? > > Rick > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change deliv

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2018-03-28 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
Is there anybody in there? Rick ___ 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

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2017-10-30 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
The official stuff is a high moly grease. Molykote BR2 is VERY close.. Curt Raymond via Mercedes October 30, 2017 at 10:06 AM Get it cleaned and properly lubed before you break something either in the roof or yourself. IIRC the "proper" sunroof paste is big m

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2017-10-30 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
It's me, not the car. Had it lubed properly but I have thin shoulders. On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 11:06 AM, Curt Raymond wrote: > Get it cleaned and properly lubed before you break something either in the > roof or yourself. > > IIRC the "proper" sunroof paste is big money considering how little y

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2017-10-30 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Get it cleaned and properly lubed before you break something either in the roof or yourself. IIRC the "proper" sunroof paste is big money considering how little you need. Rusty used to sell little tubs of it, I think maybe Mercedes Source does too. Somewhere I've got the Mercedes Source pamphlet

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2017-10-30 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
My manual s/r is also tricky. I must coordinate my legs gripping the seat for leverage so I don't throw my rotator cuff when opening and closing it (1983 300TD). On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 10:52 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Any success? > > Read that, looks like

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2017-10-30 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Any success? Read that, looks like that is only for synchronizing the sunroof controls. I wonder it that will solve an issue I've got with The White Whale, where the sunroof will stop for no apparent reason when trying to open it and it reaches about 2 inches open. The pop-up function works great

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2017-10-29 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
77-140 is the operation number. Look towards the end of the operation and they talk about how to synchronize the system. -D > On Oct 29, 2017, at 4:08 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > That's weird, never knew they had some intelligence that could be > re-synchronized. > > How is t

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2017-10-29 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
That's weird, never knew they had some intelligence that could be re-synchronized. How is that done? -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On October 29, 2017 2:02:01 PM EDT, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >Up at 5:00, took care of the weekly grocerying, finished a load of >wash, hel

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2017-10-29 Thread Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes
advertised, it seems better than Teflon or cast iron. Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2017 8:16 AM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Kaleb C. Striplin Subject: [MBZ] Hello Wh

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2017-10-29 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Up at 5:00, took care of the weekly grocerying, finished a load of wash, helped oldest son change oil and replace a driver’s side window regulator on his 95 E300D. Now researching why his sunroof is all wacky, as in closing when it’s supposed to open, etc… Looks like it has to be resynchronize

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2017-10-29 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On October 29, 2017 at 12:00 PM Peter Frederick via Mercedes > wrote: > Front tires next week, we suspect they are quite old, If they don't have date codes on them, they're older than the car. Or maybe the date codes are on the inboard sidewalls? IIRC some tires only had the date on one side

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2017-10-29 Thread Peter Frederick via Mercedes
Here waiting for something to happen. Benz content: Went to St. Louis yesterday with my brother in his "new" C240 -- and had a tire come apart about 8 miles outside Mt. Vernon, Ill. Put the "doughnut" spare on (low on pressure, of course) and crept into town. First exit looks promising f

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2017-10-29 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Predicted low tonight 39 deg F, I'll plug in The White Whale tonight (on a timer) to get toasty warm air first thing on my Drive to work tomorrow. Cold starts are a little rough, I think I messed up the last time I rebuilt a delivery valve. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 __

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2017-10-29 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
I’m having breakfast at our local diner. Walked up in the lovely 62 degree beautifulness. When we’re done, it’ll be time to wash vehicles, take the clay bar to the truck, then tackle the dog shit with the leaf blower. Bob R Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 29, 2017, at 8:38 AM, Buggered Benzmail

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2017-10-29 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Just back home from my morning bike ride on our Greenway. 8.5mi in, it was 70F and humid and overcast. Had a little snackie at the far end, headed back, front passed, cleared off, temp dropped 10F, strong headwind. 8.5mi back in 37min on the mtb with the headwind, not a bad pace, got the blood f

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2017-10-29 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Where is everyone? Sent from my iPhone ___ 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

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2017-10-16 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Well that looks like a lot of fun! Are you going to make a video? Those kind of events _almost_ make me want to live in a climate that gets snow. Almost. - Max Charleston SC On Sun, Oct 15, 2017 at 9:24 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: > Yeah, thats certainly not going to speed me up ;) >

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2017-10-15 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Yeah, thats certainly not going to speed me up ;) Some years they don't have any so they dispense with the snowshoes. Some years theres a lot which slows people down... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZl_qvJTCTs Disclaimer, I don't know this young lady or anything about her other than the video.

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2017-10-15 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Is it supposed to be in the snow? Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Oct 15, 2017 9:12 PM, "Curt Raymond" wrote: > My best mile pace so far is 12:50. I'd like to see that get under 10 > minutes. I've come an awful long way though in that I can keep up any pace > at all for a whole mile. It's proba

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2017-10-15 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
My best mile pace so far is 12:50. I'd like to see that get under 10 minutes. I've come an awful long way though in that I can keep up any pace at all for a whole mile. It's probably generous to call it a run, more like a high speed waddle. Last week I did .92 miles at a 13:50 pace and was feeli

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2017-10-15 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Curt, You and Angie will be great biathlon contestants. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Oct 15, 2017 9:01 PM, "Curt Raymond via Mercedes" wrote: > Primitive biathlon is 1.5 mile run on wooden snowshoes. There are 4 > shooting stages, the first 3 are 2 shots each, the last is 3 so a total of > 9

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2017-10-15 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Primitive biathlon is 1.5 mile run on wooden snowshoes. There are 4 shooting stages, the first 3 are 2 shots each, the last is 3 so a total of 9 shots. Each hit is -5 minutes, lowest total time wins. Accuracy is more important than running speed although a good run time will help.Targets are 6"

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2017-10-15 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Run? I thought a biathlon was a ski and shoot affair. Well, at least you're not swimming and shooting. Wait, that would be pretty cool! Need to figure out how to combine that with American Ninja Warrior... -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On October 15, 2017 7:52:22 PM EDT, Cur

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2017-10-15 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Angie and I went shooting. She wants to run in the primitive biathlon with me so she needs to do some shooting to get practiced up.Also a friend sent me a rifle. He built it from a kit years ago but never fired it so we figured to get it right out on the range. Heres Angie with the new rifle: h

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2017-10-15 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
I have been driving home from Asheville where I went for the weekend. Of course the obligatory multi-mile backups on I-26 at two different places. The first was 5 or 8 miles long and whatever altercation had been there was cleared by the time I got past wherever it had been. The second one was o

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2017-10-15 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Sounds like last weekend in Indiana/Illinois. We were in Champaign on Thursday through Saturday, then Indianapolis Saturday night and Sunday, and it was amazingly windy and warm there. Rained the first couple of days then brightened up on Saturday. Was almost as warm on Saturday there as it wa

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2017-10-15 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On October 15, 2017 at 1:13 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Everyone is probably out enjoying the fall weather. It’s nice here but still > darned hot for October. 2" of wind driven rain yesterday and another inch last night. And now the wind is really blowing hard. But I saw a

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2017-10-15 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Everyone is probably out enjoying the fall weather. It’s nice here but still darned hot for October. -D > On Oct 15, 2017, at 1:10 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > Pretty slow day > > Rick > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list

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2017-10-15 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
Pretty slow day Rick ___ 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

Re: [MBZ] Hello mercededs is in working order not shifting properly.

2015-10-20 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Rich Thomas via Mercedes wrote: http://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/5192009449.html My '97 S420 LWB wasn't shifting properly, and it cost about 1/3 of what he's asking for that. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/

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2015-10-20 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
I'd ask for elaboration, e.g., "shifts from D into R at high speeds w/o warning". On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 8:45 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > http://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/5192009449.html > > --R > > ___ > http://www.okieb

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2015-10-20 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
http://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/5192009449.html --R ___ 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

Re: [MBZ] Hello again

2011-06-18 Thread andrew strasfogel
Welcome back, Alan. If you're in the mood for dieseling I have an excellent '85 turbo engine recently removed form a running 300TD that you can have for a song! Andrew 1983 and 1985 300TD wagons On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 11:05 PM, Rich Thomas < richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote: > I hav

Re: [MBZ] Hello again

2011-06-17 Thread Rich Thomas
I have a pretty nice 84 300SD I am going to be selling. --R On 6/17/11 11:43 AM, aland...@knology.net wrote: Back on the list after a 3 year or so absence. I was laid off at the auto auction where I had a moderate supply of old Benzs, although that supply was drying up. Took another job that

Re: [MBZ] Hello again

2011-06-17 Thread Craig
On Fri, 17 Jun 2011 21:44:49 -0400 Allan Streib wrote: > Welcome back, good to hear your of your recent successes. Indeed! Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archiv

Re: [MBZ] Hello again

2011-06-17 Thread Allan Streib
Welcome back, good to hear your of your recent successes. aland...@knology.net writes: > Back on the list after a 3 year or so absence. I was laid off at the > auto auction where I had a moderate supply of old Benzs, although that > supply was drying up. Took another job that kept me too busy for

[MBZ] Hello again

2011-06-17 Thread alanduff
Back on the list after a 3 year or so absence. I was laid off at the auto auction where I had a moderate supply of old Benzs, although that supply was drying up. Took another job that kept me too busy for a couple of years and then battled cancer for a year. Now I am cancer free, my job is much

Re: [MBZ] Hello again and 95 E320 Check engine light

2011-01-05 Thread Dieselhead
Barrister Snook, Everything you want, need and more is here: http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=107630 Didn't I post the codes for you a few months ago? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search li

Re: [MBZ] Hello again and 95 E320 Check engine light

2011-01-05 Thread Dieselhead
On the 93, my college age daughter found the codes and how to read them online. I made her read the codes every time the CE light came on.Even though she won't pick up a wrench, she is Helen Wheels when it comes to knowledge about MBs and finding info online. Hello listers! I have been

Re: [MBZ] Hello again and 95 E320 Check engine light

2011-01-05 Thread OK Don
I get 21mpg (US gal.) --- not great, but not bad for a 4500lb machine. On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 9:43 PM, E M wrote: > How are you finding the gas mileage? Have you noticed an increase in > consumption? > > Sorry, I'm jumping in a bit late here, so I may have missed some of the > earlier posts. >

Re: [MBZ] Hello again and 95 E320 Check engine light

2011-01-05 Thread E M
How are you finding the gas mileage? Have you noticed an increase in consumption? Sorry, I'm jumping in a bit late here, so I may have missed some of the earlier posts. Ed 300E On 5 January 2011 21:09, OK Don wrote: > I didn't see any reasonalbe way to read the codes on the '01 ML, so I > cou

Re: [MBZ] Hello again and 95 E320 Check engine light

2011-01-05 Thread OK Don
I didn't see any reasonalbe way to read the codes on the '01 ML, so I coughed up the $ for a code scanner. You can read the generic codes, and turn off the CEL with it. The CEL comes on occaisonaly in the ML - it's the "EGR flow". The car runs just fine either way, so I am clearing the code for now

Re: [MBZ] Hello again and 95 E320 Check engine light

2011-01-05 Thread Rich Thomas
Did you get some bad gas(oline)? --R On 1/5/2011 11:09 AM, Donald Snook wrote: Hello listers! I have been occasionally reading the digests, just haven't had any time to add my two cents. At any rate, I have a question. The Check Engine light came on my 1995 E320. It has just less than 100K

[MBZ] Hello again and 95 E320 Check engine light

2011-01-05 Thread Donald Snook
Hello listers! I have been occasionally reading the digests, just haven't had any time to add my two cents. At any rate, I have a question. The Check Engine light came on my 1995 E320. It has just less than 100K miles. I noticed yesterday that it felt just a little rough running. But, it cl

Re: [MBZ] Hello? Anyone there?

2010-04-05 Thread Bob Rentfro
I believe we're here Bob R On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 8:22 AM, R A Bennell wrote: > No posts since Friday?? > > Randy > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >

[MBZ] Hello? Anyone there?

2010-04-05 Thread R A Bennell
No posts since Friday?? Randy ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okie

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2009-10-09 Thread Anny
you owe me a drink -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.o

Re: [MBZ] Hello?

2009-06-17 Thread Allan Streib
Curt Raymond writes: > Burbank. I'm here doing classes for ABC/Disney and Paramount. I can > almost see the Warner Bros. lot from my hotel room but the other tower > of the hotel is in the way... Let us know when you return to the real world. Allan -- 1983 300D ___

Re: [MBZ] Hello?

2009-06-17 Thread Curt Raymond
Burbank. I'm here doing classes for ABC/Disney and Paramount. I can almost see the Warner Bros. lot from my hotel room but the other tower of the hotel is in the way... -Curt Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:18:42 -0400 From: "WILTON" Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hello? To: "Mercedes Discu

Re: [MBZ] Hello?

2009-06-17 Thread WILTON
Where in SoCal? I forgot. SD? Wilton - Original Message - From: "Curt Raymond" To: "Diesel List" Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 7:14 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hello? Still is SoCal. One more day of class and I'm outta here! -Curt Date: Wed, 17 Jun

Re: [MBZ] Hello?

2009-06-17 Thread Curt Raymond
Still is SoCal. One more day of class and I'm outta here! -Curt Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:38:40 -0400 From: "WILTON" Subject: [MBZ] Hello? To: "mercedes list" Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Anybody there? Wilton ---

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