http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/cto/4920399302.html
http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/cto/4880412831.html
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/ctd/4912653353.html
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/ctd/4904413047.html
There are a few windows in which I could deliver the car. Work picks up April.
May I not be forced to live in a cardboard box, but I am now half owner of a
1975 300D. SWMBA is out of state, so will not find out of this new toy for a
few months
I think this is another of the K'leb tauntings that I ended up getting. Like
Gump, somebody on list made mention that I should l
The w210 felt smaller than the w124 to me. And much smaller than a w123.
Also had the lower quality feel of MB tex and worn carpet, which a benz of this
era should not have.
clay
On Mar 15, 2015, at 2:06 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
> That's the 210. To me they seem just slig
The w115 300d has a host of issues. One I would like to resolve for next to no
cash would be the leak in the power steering system. I can live without the
assist, and like the feel of man handling the car. I liked that aspect in
Gump. Losing the added weight would be a bonus.
Question is, c
alify for LeMons
clay
On Mar 16, 2015, at 4:30 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
> Props for saving an MB from the crusher!
>
> It does sound like a great Lemons car...
>
> Dan
>
>
>> On Mar 16, 2015, at 6:09 PM, clay via Mercedes wrote:
>>
>> May I n
I could use a transmission
clay
On Mar 16, 2015, at 5:28 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
> Too bad you are not close. I could use the motor
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Mar 16, 2015, at 5:09 PM, clay via Mercedes wrote:
>>
>> May I not be forced t
They were. Now they are seen as a downgrade in the manner of Cragar wheels.
The trend today is back to basics and clean, simple lines. No flash needed,
nor Dubs allowed.
clay
On Mar 16, 2015, at 6:03 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
> Wow, I never knew there was such hatred of allo
I had to make the "upgrade" to Gump from hubcaps to bundts. It was sort of
like having a thumping bass to make the car go faster. The local PnP had ample
supply of wheels, but in need of restoration. At the time Griots had a wheel
restoration paint kit for $50. I chose to purchase that, but
Ah, well that settle it. Fix the leak, since I am not going to find a manual
box for a while, and even less likely to install one properly. Better have
the engine steamed which will unmask all the leak spots for me.
clay
On Mar 16, 2015, at 6:58 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote:
> probab
EPA chased American manufacturing to China. Chinese do not give a flaming
feces about rivers, toxins or the environment. There are no Old Indian Chiefs
to shed tears about the flaming rivers over there. We get cheap garbage from
Wally world and do not have to see or live in the asian Love Can
ly
> the stuff won't touch rust so it must be pretty mild.
> -Curt
>
> From: clay via Mercedes
> To: OK Don ; Mercedes Discussion List
>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2015 8:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Nice 1984 300CD
>
> I had to make the "upgrade
> I turned my computer upside down and shook it, but the bookmark for what I'm
> looking for didn't fall out.
On Mar 17, 2015, at 8:27 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
> What sort of bells and whistles?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Mar 17, 2
I think all the sub sonic rounds got used up at the traveling carnivals.
Shipmate has a collection of old .22 short rifles from the midway and a few
cases of ammo. He is saving it to pay his grandkids college tuition. Pretty
rare stuff that fetches a high price.
clay
On Mar 18, 2015, at 8:
#6 is the one that breaks. Had to have the head off the E300D twice to deal
with that. For some reason there is massive carbon buildup there
clay
On Mar 18, 2015, at 9:20 AM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote:
> Share all the secrets for changing glow plugs on an OM606 with out breaking
> any in
I would want some lube and a stiff drink before I purchased from this fellow.
I am stripping out the 300D and would be head over heals if I got his asking
prices for broken parts.
clay
On Mar 18, 2015, at 9:41 AM, Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes wrote:
> got this address from someone who was s
Local club had an event last spring at a wood refinishing shop. The wood is
just veneer and has a metal backing. The finish is a bear to strip, so they
pulled the old stuff off and remove the veneer and put new on. You end up
having to do the whole dash.
clay
On Mar 18, 2015, at 10:40 AM,
;> On Mar 16, 2015, at 4:30 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Props for saving an MB from the crusher!
>>>>
>>>> It does sound like a great Lemons car...
>>>>
>>>> Dan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
They make great bad guy cars! Watch movies that have rooshins or hadji, and
the big bad boss is in a w140.
clay
2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored chap
1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green
1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran
1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me ag
AH, I could just bid on a pallet of old office computers at the local sheriff
auction. That would stay off the radar as a car part. Sadly, there would be
no value to the garbage inside the cases.
clay
On Mar 18, 2015, at 7:02 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
> When we graduated college o
SWMBA took the car to the mechanic she liked. He could not get it out any
other way.
clay
On Mar 18, 2015, at 7:58 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
> You know there are easier ways than pulling the head
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Mar 18, 2015, at 9:54 PM,
to the mechanic she liked. He could not get it out any
>> other way.
>>
>> clay
>>
>>> On Mar 18, 2015, at 7:58 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
>>>
>>> You know there are easier ways than pulling the head
>>>
>
guy around here who begs on freecycle for e-waste all the time,
> I'm sure he has some backyard smelter thing going on.
>
> --R
>
>
>
> On 3/19/15 1:02 AM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote:
>> Salvage the gold ---
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 10:34 PM, clay via
I thought it was all dolled up based on Gump having manual trans, no fogs, no
PS, no auto lock, no AC, no cruise, wind up glass, manual antenna, solid roof,
steel wheels, one mirror, mono radio, color match vent
clay
On Mar 19, 2015, at 7:22 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote:
>> Yea that's pr
All a matter of taste. PNW is into deep dark roasted coffee, Florida likes
more latin light roast, NE seems to be happy with medium roast. Midwest is
happy with folgers
clay
On Mar 19, 2015, at 8:14 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
> Youngest son's first Starbucks mocha:
>
> "Yuck! Is it
It sure did make for a year or two without summer in the 19th century. Snow in
July and massive crop failures. Part of family history that caused us to move
from MA westward when the farm failed.
clay
On Mar 19, 2015, at 12:12 PM, Fred Moir via Mercedes wrote:
> From: fredh.s...@hotmail.com
Tambora blew in 1816 which lead to the loss of family farm. Not krakatoa
clay
On Mar 19, 2015, at 1:01 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Mar 2015 19:12:18 + Fred Moir via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
>> Didn't Krakatoa induce a mini ice age in the early middle ages?
>
> Krakatoa blew in
A truly statistically insignificant sample
clay
On Mar 20, 2015, at 5:59 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote:
> Come on Andrew, do you read any of the stuff you post?
>
> Lowest-ever wintertime level "since records began in 1979". Wow. 36 years
> worth of data.
>
> Typical low information vo
Geologic timeframes. I would think something like 50k years will provide
statistically significant data. As long as there is truly global data
collected so local data is correlated to all events so a complete picture is
available.
clay
On Mar 20, 2015, at 6:19 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Merce
Anybody know which auto trans was installed in a 300D in 1976? I am finding
722.1 722.2 and 722.3 mentioned. Is it important to use the exact 76 trans, or
could I use something from an early w123?
clay
2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored chap
1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green
1
Being a conspiracy nut, I am thinking there is a major plan to shuffle people
off the planet. We are being crowded into smaller spaces, eating processed
foods, gobbling up pharmaceuticals, toting electronics, developing bionics, and
today there were articles about the ethical dilemma now that t
I meant it as pallets. Some of the stuff is broken down, then wrapped on the
pallet. CRTs get that treatment when removed from cases, printers go whole,
logic and cards dump in giant cardboard box on a pallet. Small junk is tossed
in big box with wires. ABS and metal are sent to local scrap
H
So, I might have better luck with a transmission from the older sort, a w116 or
w114?
clay
On Mar 20, 2015, at 8:23 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes wrote:
> W115 will have the tranny with a fluid coupling and four speeds. W123s have
> a torque converter, but still are four speeds I th
And the large hadron collider and all the smaller sorts of machines that have
massive magnetic signatures. You can bet those things are pulling the core all
out of shape and inducing massive magnetic shifts. Maybe they are being used
to recalibrate the core after the nuke testing that sent EM
It surprises me just how they engineered a portal to Antarctica in the w140.
Cut glass with the effect
clay
On Mar 21, 2015, at 12:09 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
>
>
> Oh, and the AC is ICE COLD.
>
> Dan
>
> https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/mailma
I checked the w126 seats in my w115. There were no smoke delivery devices. I
attempted to take them apart for scrap metal. Decided I would offer them on CL
instead. Sold the pair for $10. Buyer did not find smoke portals either.
clay
On Mar 21, 2015, at 4:39 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote
I spent a goodly part of the evening last night gathering interweb learning on
welding. There are classes available, but I figure I should get a head start
on it with the fellow from UC Irvine. There are other teachers online, so I
will see what all they have to add.
The rust repair for the
Do you plan on making some more marketing attempt? IT is sort of obvious that
it would be for sale, is there any sizzle or steak to tempt a buyer to contact
you?
clay
2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored chap
1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green
1972 220D - Gump - She was green,
side the welder the
> new dry spool of wire always welds so much better which is why I've resisted
> buying a 20# spool although my welder would handle it...
> -Curt
> From: clay via Mercedes
> To: Mercedes Discussion List
> Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2015 6:46 PM
> Subj
Hold on! Cruz is a Canadian.
His mama was from below the 49th, but his dad was some wetback from pirates of
the Caribbean.
On Mar 24, 2015, at 6:45 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote:
>> provide the Native American (pre-European Invader Indigenous Person) content.
>
> Only native Americans
It was used to kill a dame who did abortions. They should have used it for
something a bit more interesting
clay
On Mar 24, 2015, at 8:29 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote:
> Funny you should mention that.
>
> Some years ago, I built a full size working Guillotine. Lately, I've been
> ask if I co
ISIS
No other good explanation.
clay
On Mar 24, 2015, at 8:56 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote:
> As a pilot, and for many years flying for business, I personally have a
> rule that I will not fly on Airbus aircraft.
>
> The design is "fly by wire" and the response from pilot input is convolute
On the 747, you forgot the Pan Am flight the libyans blew up over scotland.
That one killed Pan Am
clay
On Mar 25, 2015, at 2:01 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes wrote:
> Safest airliners:
>
> 1. Airbus 340
> The A340 has approximately the same number of flying hours as the 777 and
> remains a
They had to pull the boys out of the black hole because the firm was not
allowed to use the tech from there on the 777 (same sort of composites theory
in 757). The boys were no longer doing skunk works, so what they knew could
be applied to civilian aviation instead of getting to adapt DOD tec
Kalifornia to Seattle is not a good idea with a tow dolly and no shaft
clay
On Apr 21, 2015, at 1:48 PM, Randy Bennell wrote:
> How far away is it?
> You need a vehicle with a hitch and to rent one of those 2 wheel trailers.
> Tie the front of the car onto the trailer.
> Pull the driveshaft if y
Seems mine is too. What is going on that my service hates your server?
clay
On Apr 21, 2015, at 2:18 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> Your mail provider is bouncing mail back to the list.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Apr 21, 2015, at 3:59 PM, Rich Thomas
>> wrote:
>>
>> The point is I don
Gump had an issue with her motor. I never bothered to deal with it. Swapped
in three stalks and it would not function on low setting, only high, but wiped
slowly at high, tried to wipe but stalled at low.
The 300SE probably has a fine motor, just crappy electron flow telling it to
ALWAYS wi
I keep an eye on CL on the off chance a scrap yard I visited a few years ago
has a posting. They seems to collect more scrap than they sell, and post near
never.
Last time I was there (2013) , they had a fresh '94 300SE that #1 son gave a
pretty good stripping. They had a few other Benz in th
Go for a good old Kubota diesel yard tractor. It can tow your plane, move
cars, mow the lawn, pull stumps, add a front end loader, excavator, snow plow.
---
clay
> I turned my computer upside down and shook it, but the bookmark for what I'm
> looking for didn't fall out.
On Apr 23, 2015
That is messed up. If I want to hack my computers, I do, I hack it all and
screw the car company.
That said, the cars they build now are so complex and no longer wrenchable.
Just a bunch of swappable Lego modules. Proprietary parts that would be simple
to fix, but are a profit center for a d
The pacification of the population began years ago. Most people no longer know
how to do anything for themselves, and have no desire to. A paternalistic
society that follows orders is what we have now. The progressives are all bark
with no bite or capability to disrupt our overlords. Soon th
I have been working the past two weeks and not been able to play with stuff at
home. Today I got to see what the garden was up to. It has been going nuts.
I began work on the chicken run, so the gals can play outside without Papa
chicken around. Should have that nailed down by the end of the
e who actually drive cars newer than
>> 1985! What's that about?
>>
>> Andrew
>> 1983 300TD starting to tarnish along the edges
>> 1985 300TD looks new
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 2:07 PM, clay via Mercedes
>> wrote:
>>
>>&g
A car for Malia or Sacha to drive to college
in Kenya
clay
On Apr 26, 2015, at 7:22 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes wrote:
> 2 TVs!
>
> https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/4985493592.html
>
> --R
>
> ___
> http://www.okiebenz.com
>
> To search list archive
Somebody on list a few (before current okie support of list) years ago, did my
injectors. I forget who it was, but man did he do a bang up job. Gump ran
like a new car with those cleaned injectors.
clay
On Apr 26, 2015, at 9:02 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
> You generally don't repla
I am of the opinion it is legislated population control. We vote in idiots who
have grand ideas for laws. The industry has to work with the stupid laws
(biodegradable wire harness) and the car fails expensively or kills the
occupant.
clay
On Apr 26, 2015, at 12:49 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes
At least when I was riding motorcicles I could hear the dumb broad fail to see
me in her unintended attempt to end my life
clay
On Apr 26, 2015, at 1:23 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes wrote:
> So a little while ago I rode my bike down to the beach and was coming home.
> I only have to go in a
I yanked the York out of the 300D, as it does not make cold air, a LeMons car
does not need cold air of the weight, and I had nothing better to do that day.
Should I bother trying to make a nickel selling the thing or just send it to
the scrap yard? Whatever cash I get out of the part will go b
I am willing to deliver any list member a car they acquire out west. Triple A
will cover my tow needs. I was not able to deliver Dave from Idaho his W124,
but did do lots of the legwork on it and met him at the airport, delivered him
to the car and he drove it home his own self.
clay
On Apr
SWMBA was doing windmill permitting for a number of years. The biggest issue
for siting was being able to find a reliable connection to the grid. Nobody is
building new access points or hanging fresh wire, so most of this stuff goes
where the wire is, not where it is best to get your wind on.
I departed Orlando on a Saturday afternoon, spent a goodly portion of the next
day in Ashville, NC, then headed west on long day drives. I was held up in SLC
for most of a day, but still made it home in time for lunch Thursday.
The drive east on I-90 took six days because I had to stop at a "
It would also need the blood stains from Vince Foster and Chandra Levy mixed
with the baby batter of Bill C.
clay
On Apr 28, 2015, at 1:05 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote:
> Crack. $4,400 would be a nice price, $44,000 is delusional, unless this
> was H.R. Clinton's car and it comes with h
But the kidlets are not so affluent that they can forego basic knowledge and
ability to figure out things by purchasing muscle to do it for them. I would
rather my progeny know how to remain alive when the poop hits the fan. The low
tech Nepal environment is no more resilient than our high tec
I like the adventure.
On Apr 28, 2015, at 11:01 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote:
> Clay writes:
>
>> I am willing to deliver any list >member a car they acquire out >west.
>
> Really? I may take you up on that...
>
> Rick
> Sent from my BlackBerry Z10
>
>
Weather has not been cooperating and I was working too much to deal with the PS
problem. For the life of me I could not get my head around how to access the
silly thing short of tearing the car apart.
Today I had less wet weather and crawled under the car to see what I could do.
Brake cleaner
Randy,
I need to pull the oil pan because somebody back in time decided to fix the pan
leak with blue RTV between the aged original gasket. I am not looking forward
to that . It was a massive pain in the tush with Gump.
clay
On Apr 29, 2015, at 11:28 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:
>
Vac leak? Someplace? Spider got its butt stuck on the vac tube.
clay
On Apr 30, 2015, at 2:46 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:
> 3 on topic messages in a row.
>
> My door lock problem has not been addressed but today it is locking fine.
> Have locked and unlocked it 3 or 4 times and it
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Mail Delivery System
> Subject: Delivery status notification
> Date: May 2, 2015 6:12:08 AM PDT
> To: redgh...@comcast.net
>
> This is an automatically generated Delivery Status Notification.
>
> Delivery to the following recipients is still underwa
Pull the dang tumbler and get it to a locksmith. He will clean it and adjust
it back, then will be able to cut a code key, install the tumbler again and
adjust so the new key opens all locks
clay
On May 7, 2015, at 1:16 AM, fmiser via Mercedes wrote:
> I had a bit of an adventure a couple day
I am as well
clay
On May 5, 2015, at 5:03 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
> I forgot to mention that Craig is getting "undeliverable" responses, too.
>
>> On May 4, 2015, at 11:05 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
>> wrote:
>>
>> So Wilton is still bouncing, do we have a copy of a bounce
The adventure continues
I got the guts out of the car. Removed the w126 seating and drove it around
the block sitting on the spare tire. Engine runs, transmission still stalls
out the car in anything but L. Parking brake was non op, so I used the set
from Q for Gump, but could not get the d
I got a call from the shop to please have the car towed home, not two hours
after it arrived there. It was drug home and sits waiting for me to decide
whether it goes to a scrap yard or I toss cash at it.
The transmission seems to be massively screwed up. The plates or something are
locking u
Been off list for a bit and dealing with other issues. Day late, dollar short
clay
On May 7, 2015, at 5:51 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote:
> Clay, your messages are starting to show up.
>
> Try replying immediately to this.
> --
> Max Dillon
> Charleston SC
> '87 300TD
> '95 E300
> ___
Andrew should purchase my used Benz parts off fleabay! I need the cash to fix
the w115 and he can have workable parts so he can continue to promulgate his
climate change theories
clay
On May 12, 2015, at 7:50 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
> I'm always surprised with Andrew's willingnes
that does not compute.
These things are mutually exclusive.
clay
On May 13, 2015, at 1:36 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote:
> Rich Thomas via Mercedes wrote:
>> http://jalopnik.com/50-000-will-buy-you-a-toyota-prius-that-sleeps-four-1703773020
>>
>
> Look Mom! A Toyota Priapism!
> http://i
I am thinking some RTV on the 300D. The windscreens seals are shot and
slobber water all over the trunk and footwells. I do not need wet coming in on
my head while on the track.
The racing seat arrived. Now I have to figure out how to accommodate drivers
between 5'3" and 6'3"
clay
On May
Dang, that is nasty.
I have been playing with the paint for the 300D. After pulling the antenna
and the body side moldings, I have a number of holes that need attention.
Bondo is doing the job for now. Silver paint on the car was sort of
alligatored and some patches looked like house paint
There is a OM615 with four speed available, but I would need to plumb the car
for a clutch
clay
On May 15, 2015, at 1:08 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote:
> I'd try to find a decent used transmission. Maybe time to swap in a manual
> version.
>
> -
> Max
> Charleston SC
> _
reater selection of tires.
>
> -
> Max
> Charleston SC
>
> On Fri, May 15, 2015 at 4:31 PM, clay via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
>> Been off list for a bit and dealing with other issues. Day late, dollar
>> short
>>
>> clay
>>
>> On Ma
The whole theory of the car is that it will be entered in the 24 hours of
LeMons race next year. My budget is limited by their rules that getting it
running and purchase price can not exceed $500. I am scouring Freecycle and
the freebie section of CL for all I can repurpose to get it going. T
mers
On May 15, 2015, at 3:00 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote:
>
>
>> On May 15, 2015 at 4:06 PM clay via Mercedes wrote:
>
>> What is the consensus of the group? Gamble on a used one, or plow cash into
>> rebuilding it?
>
> A factory rebuild is worth
So, the TC is toast in your description. That sort of makes sense. Still
would need to remove the trans to install a fresh TC.
clay
On May 15, 2015, at 4:18 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes wrote:
> I would call a transmission shop, it's not possible to for the transmission
> to lock up and
Even free for the part, shipping will be outrageous to get it here. The car I
have is stripped to bare bones and may need only welding floors in and to make
it go. Making it stop is on the agenda. No making it pretty
clay
On May 16, 2015, at 9:08 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote:
> Tran
:31 PM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote:
> Flat black on hood.
>
> Wilton
>
> - Original Message ----- From: "clay via Mercedes"
> To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
> Cc: "clay"
> Sent: Monday, May 18, 2015 8:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] My
No car, just the OM615 mated to a manny trans. No pedals or plumbing to be had
clay
On May 18, 2015, at 6:17 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote:
>> There is a OM615 with four speed available, but I would need to plumb the
>> car for a clutch
>>
>> clay
>
> That is easy. When you pull the p
;
> On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 6:42 PM, clay via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
>> I am thinking some RTV on the 300D. The windscreens seals are shot and
>> slobber water all over the trunk and footwells. I do not need wet coming
>> in on my head while on the track.
>>
>
In my mind's eye, I see the bands thing, but do not know enough about how the
transmission works for that to take place. The PO spent a few hundred $$ last
summer dealing with a problem shift issue. Maybe the dork at the shop adjusted
things to even out the shift, but did not install the shift
I am uneducated on just how it all is mated. From screwing around with it I
know that I can fire off the engine and get it running. It will stay running
as long as it is in Park or Neutral. Torque converter must sort of be spinning
around slowly, maybe? Parking pawl was not engaging prior to
Dan, maybe you should find some rusted out W210 examples with an OM606 to shoe
horn into the W140s
clay
2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored chap
1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green
1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery
1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran
1995 E300D
TD
> '95 E300
>
> On May 20, 2015 9:18:59 AM EDT, WILTON via Mercedes
> wrote:
>> Yes.
>>
>> Wilton
>>
>> - Original Message -
>> From: "clay via Mercedes"
>> To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
>> Cc: "
Not sure about the new stuff, but the older asian cars do tend to run to almost
200k. the honda, toyota, acura stuff I had lasted through 150k without issues.
As long as proper service was done. Getting past 180k was pushing need for
major overhauls of engine as well as body. Probably like t
But you can do more with longer range FRS stuff for car to car and then use
them while wandering around
clay
On Oct 6, 2014, at 9:23 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote:
>> Does anyone still use CB radios anymore?
>
> We do, when caravanning. I acquired (via thrift shop over time)
> four Uniden
I decided not to share the pain of trying to get rid of SWMBA's korean car. It
has nothing to do with mercedes, other than she sold the E300 and got this, and
I want to put the R107 in the garage instead of the korean car.
Two months this thing has been taking up space. Constantly renewing CL
the danes are not swayed by canadian branding
clay
On Oct 7, 2014, at 11:44 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:
> On 07/10/2014 2:40 AM, Hendrik and Fay via Mercedes wrote:
>> *_Warning_* contains scantily clad women but no politics I think, or
>> religion but does have white man rap, so that
I had an LG bar phone that was only able to hook/synch to winblows. Sucks to
use with a mac. I worked around it by doing blutooth to get at photos and to
load the media files. The iphone is a dream on a mac
clay
On Oct 7, 2014, at 3:34 PM, Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes wrote:
> On some phon
>From my foggy old memory banks, the canucks had this great stuff to compete
>with soy oil. Rape was not going to fly and the marketing boys decided that
>Canadian Oil, would be more to the liking of moms. Along the lines of
>marketing safflower oil, being labeled Saffola. Rape-ola was not a
Froggy is showing her age. Again.
The water pump I installed last year failed. Got it from Trent. Figures.
Took the car to indy to have recourse if it fails again.
While there I took the trigger point set I got from fleabay to see if my indy
thought replacing that would help with the backfi
I found that large items are no longer inexpensive to ship. UPS has hiked the
fee for larger items. I tried to send a old school console out of an SL from
seattle to Miami. Shipping came to $400 because it was just too large. Light
as could be, Ground shipping used to be much less, but not n
USPS would not ship the console. at all. UPS would do the job, but for too
much. Volume for sure.
clay
On Oct 10, 2014, at 11:52 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
> What I have found with shippers like FedEx Ground and the USPS is that they
> are often surcharging you on volume, and not ba
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18LrBpBPNlQ
Eric has a good perspective about our love of cranky old cars
clay
2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored chap
1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green
1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran
1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against
Go real from our overly sexy part god. Next, on the cheap out scale is no name
reman. The best return I got was to take the dead alt. out of Gump and have it
rebuilt at a reputable shop. Probably would have been less time and expense to
have one sent by Worldpac, but the rebuild lived for six
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