Re: [MBZ] Quiet List?

2014-05-02 Thread Dan Penoff
He is still subscribed. Let's not revisit the past, please. If there is a question about someone being subscribed, just ask and I'll check. Dan On May 1, 2014, at 9:51 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: What happened to him? Sent from my iPhone On May 1, 2014, at 6:00 PM, Mountain Man

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2014-05-02 Thread Mike Esh
A rare time when dropping your pants is considered an improvement. Now if you could just get him to pee off the porch! Michael E. Esh me...@horizonenv.com michael...@mac.com http://www.yugster.com/invite/138123 (C) 231.286.2344 On May 01, 2014, at 11:12 AM, Tim Crone bb...@crone.us wrote:

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2014-05-02 Thread arche...@embarqmail.com
I think he quit posting when politics were barred on the list, Roger. I don't know if he's still on the list or not. Gerry On 5/1/2014 9:46 PM, roger...@comcast.net wrote: Mao, What happened to Dieselhead? Did I miss something? Roger Roger Hale Dinnerware Classics, Inc. Monroe, Ga.

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2014-05-02 Thread Rick Knoble
Original Message From:Dan PenoffSent:Friday, May 2, 2014 4:48 AMTo:Mercedes Discussion ListReply To:Mercedes Discussion ListSubject:Re: [MBZ] Quiet List?Let's not revisit the past, please.‎We revisit the past every time we discuss these old cars. :)A pleasant visit at that.

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2014-05-02 Thread Tim Crone
On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 5:58 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Randy Bennell wrote: Does it rain much where you are Mitch? My '98 F150 had an issue with the GEM. The windshield leaked and dripped onto it causing all sorts of odd behaviour. AFAIK the car's been dry. The van has

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2014-05-01 Thread Curt Raymond
... -Curt Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 20:30:54 -0500 From: OK Don okd...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Quiet List? Message-ID:     CANZcij_ojn6Ki4U3bFWEXNw4m0GEmcgf252zJ4T=ntwfivf...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Our long bed, full

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2014-05-01 Thread Tim Crone
On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 6:19 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: My '87 300D is purring nicely, and Tim Crone has the '91 locked-up 350SDL awaiting transplant. Ayup, trying to keep it clean in the interim so as not to end up with that damaged finish scenario. I am hoping to have some time

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2014-05-01 Thread Randy Bennell
My '13 F150 Supercrew has an amazing amount of room in the back seat area. Fold the seats up and there is a lot of room. My '02 seats folded differently and the space was not nearly as good. On 30/04/2014 8:30 PM, OK Don wrote: Our long bed, full sized F150 with 5.0 V8, trailer brakes,

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2014-05-01 Thread Randy Bennell
I know the feeling. I have a box full of parts I bought from Rusty that I have not yet installed. Randy On 30/04/2014 2:48 PM, Frederick Moir wrote: Randy, et al. My 300TD is now the proud owner of a refurbished drive shaft assembly, new rubber bits and bearings. (It's about time, I've only

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2014-05-01 Thread Tim Crone
On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 11:13 AM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: My '13 F150 Supercrew has an amazing amount of room in the back seat area. Fold the seats up and there is a lot of room. My '02 seats folded differently and the space was not nearly as good. My Ford E350 wagon is good

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2014-05-01 Thread Randy Bennell
On 01/05/2014 10:34 AM, Tim Crone wrote: On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 11:13 AM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: My '13 F150 Supercrew has an amazing amount of room in the back seat area. Fold the seats up and there is a lot of room. My '02 seats folded differently and the space was not

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2014-05-01 Thread Mitch Haley
Tim Crone wrote: My Ford E350 wagon is good for towing and carrying lots of stuff - It didn't start this morning, for the first time ever. I used my jumper box, not sure if one of my accessories shorted or if the battery is done. At least it's only a group 65, not a big battery like a real

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2014-05-01 Thread Craig
On Thu, 01 May 2014 11:54:33 -0400 Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Tim Crone wrote: My Ford E350 wagon is good for towing and carrying lots of stuff - It didn't start this morning, for the first time ever. I used my jumper box, not sure if one of my accessories shorted or if the

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2014-05-01 Thread Randy Bennell
On 01/05/2014 11:17 AM, Craig wrote: On Thu, 01 May 2014 11:54:33 -0400 Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Tim Crone wrote: My Ford E350 wagon is good for towing and carrying lots of stuff - It didn't start this morning, for the first time ever. I used my jumper box, not sure if one of my

Re: [MBZ] Quiet List?

2014-05-01 Thread Randy Bennell
On 01/05/2014 10:54 AM, Mitch Haley wrote: Tim Crone wrote: My Ford E350 wagon is good for towing and carrying lots of stuff - It didn't start this morning, for the first time ever. I used my jumper box, not sure if one of my accessories shorted or if the battery is done. At least it's only

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2014-05-01 Thread Curt Raymond
in the back seat she doesn't need 90% of the time, you can guess how that turned out... -Curt Date: Thu, 01 May 2014 10:13:44 -0500 From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Quiet List? Message-ID: 536264a8.1080...@bennell.ca Content-Type

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2014-05-01 Thread OK Don
Nope, not 4WD. It does have the electric rear axle locking though, and lots of ground clearance. It probably has enough room behind the front seat for a mid sized dog - that was one of the deciding factors between the different manufacturers of trucks. On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 7:23 AM, Curt

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2014-05-01 Thread Randy Bennell
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Quiet List? Message-ID: 536264a8.1080...@bennell.ca Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed My '13 F150 Supercrew has an amazing amount of room in the back seat area. Fold the seats up and there is a lot of room. My

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2014-05-01 Thread Gary Hurst
regarding mr sterling -- while i certainly have no love of political correctness (or, for that matter, minorities), i side with the NBA on this matter. as an owner of an NBA franchise, you represent the league in both public and private as all of your actions impact the collective of owners and

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2014-05-01 Thread Dan Penoff
I think there is a jilted soon to be ex wife in the equation, too. That is, someone who would be looking to take him down a peg or two. Dan On May 1, 2014, at 1:21 PM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: regarding mr sterling -- while i certainly have no love of political correctness

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2014-05-01 Thread Dave
Are all the old MB's purring along, or have we lost some members? Still here, all purring, 95 E300D just got new Bosio nozzles and EGR disabled, made 31 mpg average from Seattle to San Jose two weeks ago, need to check out front end. 82 300CD Daily driver (former Jim C car) just turned 201k

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2014-05-01 Thread Dan Penoff
W140 with 260k is still running strong; had an incident last weekend where the AC didn't come on, but it's been fine since. I'm going to attribute it to operator error, as I don't see anything else that could cause it. It does have an EGR code it keeps throwing, but I'm almost sure it's a bad

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2014-05-01 Thread Gary Hurst
i got a daewoo and a bicycle On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 3:11 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: W140 with 260k is still running strong; had an incident last weekend where the AC didn't come on, but it's been fine since. I'm going to attribute it to operator error, as I don't see anything else

Re: [MBZ] Quiet List?

2014-05-01 Thread Mitch Haley
Randy Bennell wrote: Does it rain much where you are Mitch? My '98 F150 had an issue with the GEM. The windshield leaked and dripped onto it causing all sorts of odd behaviour. AFAIK the car's been dry. Rained pretty hard on me today, but nothing inside the car except for when I ran a

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2014-05-01 Thread WILTON
Yep, at sixteen, you had it made and didn't know it - typical, isn't it? Wilt - Original Message - From: Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2014 5:58 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Quiet List? Randy Bennell wrote: Does

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2014-05-01 Thread Curt Raymond
but it did the job and turned in decent fuel economy. -Curt Date: Thu, 1 May 2014 11:46:11 -0500 From: OK Don okd...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Quiet List? Message-ID:     CANZcij8gJ-HvR4BN05_xC=lo+zmo0oxvoy+ooyz-f7rrg57...@mail.gmail.com Content

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2014-05-01 Thread Curt Raymond
Good reminder, a cap would make it difficult to put a snowmobile back there... -Curt Date: Thu, 01 May 2014 12:06:06 -0500 From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Quiet List? Message-ID: 53627efe.9030...@bennell.ca Content

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2014-05-01 Thread Mountain Man
Randy wrote: Are all the old MB's purring along, or have we lost some members? Yes. No more Dieselhead, fwiw. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

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2014-05-01 Thread Mountain Man
Gary wrote: i got a daewoo and a bicycle I'm gonna come steal your bicycle. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

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2014-05-01 Thread Mountain Man
Dan wrote: I think there is a jilted soon to be ex wife in the equation, too. That is, someone who would be looking to take him down a peg or two. The whole event wreaks of collusion. Mr. Sterling's words did not even use derogatory language regarding people of color. He spoke quite

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2014-05-01 Thread rogerhga
Mao, What happened to Dieselhead? Did I miss something? Roger Roger Hale Dinnerware Classics, Inc. Monroe, Ga. 770-267-0850 www.dinnerwareclassics.com (new) www.southernnightsantiques.com (antique) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

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2014-05-01 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
What happened to him? Sent from my iPhone On May 1, 2014, at 6:00 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote: Randy wrote: Are all the old MB's purring along, or have we lost some members? Yes. No more Dieselhead, fwiw. mao ___

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2014-05-01 Thread OK Don
The dealer talked me out of the V6 turbo - but I don't remember why. I think it was more expensive as well. On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 5:39 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: Interestingly Ford is quoting quite high fuel economy with their v6 turbo engine. I'll need to drive one to see

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2014-05-01 Thread Mountain Man
Kaleb wrote: What happened to him? I don't know. I just mention I haven't seen his name in a month. Perhaps when Dan took over the moderation there was a bit of heat? - I don't know?? mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

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2014-05-01 Thread Gary Hurst
what did he do here other than slander me? now that that behavior is no longer encouraged, why would he remain here? On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 10:50 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote: Kaleb wrote: What happened to him? I don't know. I just mention I haven't seen his name in a

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2014-05-01 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
Who he? On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 11:31 PM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: what did he do here other than slander me? now that that behavior is no longer encouraged, why would he remain here? On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 10:50 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote: Kaleb wrote:

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2014-05-01 Thread Craig
On Thu, 1 May 2014 23:31:24 -0400 Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: what did he do here other than slander me? He provided good information. Information about Paint Colors Check engine light Check engine light codes Diesel leaks on injection pump delivery valve o-rings BR2-Plus grease

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2014-05-01 Thread Gary Hurst
so why do you think he left once his vicious nasty stuff was no longer tolerated if he was about all that other stuff? On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 12:10 AM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: On Thu, 1 May 2014 23:31:24 -0400 Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: what did he do here other

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2014-05-01 Thread Craig
On Fri, 2 May 2014 00:15:17 -0400 Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: so why do you think he left once his vicious nasty stuff was no longer tolerated if he was about all that other stuff? You don't know that he has left. Besides, why air your grievances again? Craig

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2014-05-01 Thread Gary Hurst
a question is raised. i try to answer it intelligently when cross burning is no longer tolerated in a town the grand dragon moves on to another town. no? i don't wish to engage you in your hate politics, so i won't have any more discussions with you, but when people ask questions and i feel i

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2014-04-30 Thread Frederick Moir
Randy, et al. My 300TD is now the proud owner of a refurbished drive shaft assembly, new rubber bits and bearings. (It's about time, I've only had the parts 2 years!!) The disks were getting ragged and the center mount was torn free with a crunchy bearing. It is difficult to type whilst under

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2014-04-30 Thread arche...@embarqmail.com
I was driving my '83 300D beater through Crystal RIver which is a short distance from the outer edge of the tidal swamp that makes up the coast of this part of north central Florida when some big sea bird (probably a pelican) dumped a huge load of white feces on the hood. I was on the way

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2014-04-30 Thread Curt Raymond
Actually my fleet has been chugging along nicely. The '84 190D has responded well to some highway flogging. You might remember I had some complaints about cold starts on it, after making the run to work a couple times and once to have breakfast with Fred its much improved. I order some diesel

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2014-04-30 Thread Randy Bennell
I feel your pain in regard to the bird issue. I had a similar scenario with my car a while back. My paint is not oxidized but it is apparently enamel without clear coat. The spot is still visible after washing etc. I have not tried to rub it out with some compound but that may help so I do

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2014-04-30 Thread Randy Bennell
I have discovered that part of the issue is that the mail is going to the spam box. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

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2014-04-30 Thread WILTON
ATTABOY! Wilt - Original Message - From: Frederick Moir fredy4.s...@yahoo.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2014 3:48 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Quiet List? Randy, et al. My 300TD is now the proud owner of a refurbished drive shaft assembly

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2014-04-30 Thread WILTON
My '87 300D is purring nicely, and Tim Crone has the '91 locked-up 350SDL awaiting transplant. Wilt - Original Message - From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2014 2:42 PM Subject: [MBZ] Quiet List?

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2014-04-30 Thread Meade Dillon
The new belt on my '95 E300 still squeals on almost every start, and sometimes at low engine speed when loaded by a sharp turn. I'm considering cleaning it at the local car a wash. Engine on, hood up, spray off the accessory belts and pulleys with soapy water and then rinse. Any opinions on

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2014-04-30 Thread Scott Ritchey
The thought police are now running the asylum. You can lose your job or have your property confiscated if your thoughts or words are not politically correct (an oxymoron if there ever was one). George Orwell's prediction was just a few years early. Scott -Original Message- From:

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2014-04-30 Thread Craig
On Wed, 30 Apr 2014 19:44:53 -0400 Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com wrote: The thought police are now running the asylum. You can lose your job or have your property confiscated if your thoughts or words are not politically correct (an oxymoron if there ever was one). George Orwell's

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2014-04-30 Thread Frederick Moir
Definitely  Double Un-Good!   Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred. From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2014 7:49 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Quiet List? On Wed, 30 Apr 2014 19:44:53

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2014-04-30 Thread Frederick Moir
Wilton. Was the Attaboy for being quiet or for replying to the post? Thanks! Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred. From: WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2014 6:14 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ

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2014-04-30 Thread WILTON
Refurbishing the drive shaft. Wilt - Original Message - From: Frederick Moir fredy4.s...@yahoo.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2014 8:22 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Quiet List? Wilton. Was the Attaboy for being quiet or for replying

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2014-04-30 Thread OK Don
Our long bed, full sized F150 with 5.0 V8, trailer brakes, electric windows and door locks was $27,000 new. On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 3:31 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: If we like it I'd consider buying a new Frontier, you can get them for around $25k which is nice and its all